‘In violent times, you shouldn’t have to sell your soul’
I spent Saturday afternoon driving my family home from my in-laws’ in Altus, Okla. We plugged in my phone and queued up the greatest hits…
Insight
Why Ukraine still matters
ZOSIN, POLAND — “Can I ask you a stupid question?” the border guard said. “Where are you going?” He had just asked me if I…
Adopted by Dawgs
ATHENS, GA. — The first time I walked into the auditorium of the Campus View Church of Christ, I had a hard time sitting down.…
Bible Bowl’s real competition: youth sports
DALLAS — All that time I spent pounding Pi Hahiroth into the kids’ heads was for naught. There wasn’t a single question about the location…
Team finds the good in a tough, tough season
EDMOND, Okla. — This isn’t “Hoosiers” — a feel-good story about a small-town basketball team overcoming steep odds to win the state title. In fact,…
My election year mantra: ‘Let me Listen’
TULSA, Okla. — Jeanie and I sat in Chapman Hall of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, listening to our 16-year-old daughter sing in Latin. But…
A Revelation (or two) at Freed-Hardeman
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Revelation is a New Testament book that a lot of us try to avoid. But within the apostle John’s visions of lions,…
After two decades away, a busy and blessed Sunday in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The unmistakable smell of paper mill mixed with salt marsh hit my nostrils as soon as I stepped out of the airport.…
Why I love my mom, Steve Irwin — and all of God’s creatures
The smooth concrete floor chilled my bare feet. Needle-like claws pierced the front of my striped pajama shirt. Another set of paws tangled my then-blond…
When the mission field comes to you, take advantage
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Tyrannosaurus skull alone was worth the short trip downtown. You’ve gotta love it when a bunch of global-minded Christ followers show…
