Who’d Walk Around Unclothed?

A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they (temple guards or Roman soldiers) seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind“ (Mark 14 51-52).Sometimes Bible accounts, real historical records, can leave us unsettled.

“‘You’re Good At It,’ But Is That A Good Thing?”

You are one talented and gifted person – no doubt.When He tucked you into your mom’s womb, your Creator handed you some abilities that are expressly yours. You may be one who socializes easily, able to talk the horns off a billy goat.

Thinking Out Loud

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaThe Power of a Smile!Have you ever thought about all the things in the world that have the power to instantly make a situation better?

Who Can Know God’s Heart?

Peter was going on his first camping trip. He was thirty years old. His mother told him, “Don’t go! Something terrible will happen!” (Maybe that’s why he hadn’t gone during his younger years.)Arriving at Tonto National Forest, Arizona, he thought he was in a wildlife painting.

From the Pastor’s Desk

“I once was blind, but now I see!”In John 9:1-7 (NIV), there is a story about a man in need. Speaking of Jesus, it says: “ 1 As He went along, He saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind (lookup verses 3- 7)?

Thinking Out Loud

At 9:30 p.m. on December 23rd, David and Linda Silverton answered a call they had hoped and prayed would come soon. The caller said that a doctor on the heart transplant team was picking up a donor heart for their little girl, Emily, who was born Oct. 11, 2021.

Back in the day

One Sunday in a midwest city, a young child was acting up during the morning hours. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle.Finally the father pickedthe little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out.

Thinking Out Loud

ONHL Hospice Chaplain Drumright, Oklahoma I Am Not Mad!Every so often, I notice angry people surrounding me. People start slamming doors or cutting me off in traffic. Even the movies and television shows I watch seem tohaveangrycharacters!

Thinking Out Loud

Unavoidable suffering is a condition of existence, a part of the mystery that shrouds every life. It is usually the result of broken attachments to those we love or the loss of something cherished. It cannot be prevented because death and perpetual change are uncontrollable givens of living.

Who Was “The Meanest Man In Texas?

His life was one of loss and poverty. These difficulties may have pushed his life along to make cruelty easier. There were other, more direct possible causes. He saw hypocrisy in his divorced father, who was a preacher. He also had “friends” who quickly blamed him for the wrongs they committed.