Maddison’s Corner

It is officially summer break and I already have no idea what to do with my time, the curse of every highschool student. Every summer I start out with all these big ideas about what I am going to do, or who I will spend time with; none of it ever happens, primarily at the fault of my own.

Do You Want to Have No Fear?

Only forty-five percent of colonists picked up arms at any one time during their fight for freedom. More people lost their lives in this conflict than in our nation’s other wars. Some were innocent, in the wrong place at the wrong time.The Civil War divided many families.

Thinking Out Loud

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaDealing with GriefNo matter where we are from or what has happened to us, each one of us deals with grief throughout our life.

Why Am I Suffering?

“The afflictions of the righteous are many, but the Lord rescues him from them all.” (Psalm 34:19) A new Christian was telling a woman at work about his health problems.The woman declared,“Oh, then you can’t be a real Christian, because Christians don't suffer!” What!?

What Will Your Obituary Look Like?

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, Oklahoma ONHL Hospice Chaplain Drumright, Oklahoma What will people say when I’m gone? Another good question, “Are you planning with the end in mind?

Thinking Out Loud

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaHave you lost someone so very special that you feel like you can never ever be happy again? As a Christian chaplain at a hospice ministry, I sense this from my clients, and oftentimes hear them verbalize it.

Who Is Jesus, Really? - Part 2

Reading your Bible and searching for answers, do you walk away with more questions than you received answers to?Religious people have debated for centuries. They want an answer to one simple question—and there isn’t a simple answer: “Who is Jesus, really?

Thinking Out Loud

In the years of serving as youth minister, preaching minister, and now a hospice chaplain, the strongest regrets resonate from those who have lost a loved one to death. I have heard laments from 'I wish,' 'if only,' “it's not fair,' and 'why?' just to name a few.

Moving Through the Sandstorm of Grief !

Loss is often puzzling. You must understand your grief before you can reconcile your sorrow and misery. Clarity in your understanding enables you to stop grieving and start healing. So let’s create a word picture. In many ways grief can be likened to a sandstorm in the desert.

Eastern European Missions Day in Depew

In May of 2023, Eastern European Missions (EEM) directors eagerly met with Mihai and Sebastian, two young men in their 20s living in Timisoara, a city of 300,000 in western Romania near the Serbian border.Mihai tried to give a Bible to a friend, but his friend was not very interested.