Life lessons I learned from my life as an east Texas pastor. Once a week when I pastored at Laird Hill Baptist Church, several men would get together and work on cleaning and redoing the church.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
The New Year is filled with resolutions that usually involve dieting and exercise. Gardening is a great way to help accomplish those two resolutions, while also improving your mood, reducing blood pressure, managing anger, maintaining flexibility, and more.
Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com The old man is sitting on his front porch in his favorite rocking chair and talking to his freshly minted 21-year-old grandson –– attempting to encourage him to think things over clearly before deciding. To make decisions for his life based on clear facts, a living God and real love. Instead of impulse, illogical dreams and irrational hopes.
Oklahoma Ecology Project About 60 firefighters and expert land managers gathered at the Chester Community Center this month for a “Fighting Fire with Fire” workshop and acted predictably when the time came to light a fire.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education recently released the statewide School Report Card, showing results for testing in Spring, 2023. “While these scores show data from previous years, they are simply unacceptable,” said State Superintendent Ryan Walters.
The name of the USS Oklahoma — a ship that was first commissioned in 1916 and served until it capsized following the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor — lives on. In honor of the enduring legacy of the USS Oklahoma and the 429 men who went down with the ship, construction commenced on a new submarine bearing the same name in 2019 with an anticipated delivery in the mid-2020s.