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I like Heaven. I like to read about it in the Bible. I like to preach about it from the pulpit and I like to talk about it with the coffee crowd or wherever I am! Heaven is and is going to be a cool p...

GOD’S SO GOOD EVEN IN THE WORST OF TIMES! STAND FIRM AND HOLD ONTO GOD IN ALL EVENTS! Psalm 23:1-6 1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth m...

When I was a youngster, I always enjoyed going to visit my Granny Cato. She and my stepgrandpa, Bill Cato, did not have running water or a bathroom in their house until I was nearly in middle school, ...

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden” (Matt. 5:14). “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Eph. 5:8). “Le...

Proverbs 1:22 “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?” Let me define a couple of terms for you. Simplicity is the quality or condition of being plain or natural or the quality or condition...

HAVE JOY IN THE LORD!!! THE LORD IS A CHRISTIAN’S STRENGTH! GLORY TO GOD! Nehemiah 8:1-18 1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; an...

By history, I am not a building Pastor. In my almost 40 years of ministry, building is not in my resume. I have one church, one shop and storage building and one activity building to my credit. Howeve...

While the Oklahoma weather has now turned cold, Oklahomans have hopefully prepared for winter weather. Preparing involves more than going to the grocery store for bread, milk and eggs. Drivers across ...

I made another visit to Chicago to see my daughter, son-in-law and grandson for the Christmas holiday, but waited until a few days after Christmas before flying there to avoid the crowds. We enjoyed a...

Dear Editor, As this 2024 comes to a close, here is a glimpse into what Vian’s future looks like to us. Through chaos and tragedy, we have learned comes unity and teamwork, perseverance and respect, h...

Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Lets begin with the Michael Martin thought of a li...

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life”... Unbeliever Have you ...

Thanksgiving is in the books. Christmas is a memory and we are now well into the New Year. The resolutions we made January 1st have probably been broken and we are either, “well, I made it longer than...

WALK HAND IN HAND WITH JESUS CHRIST ALL THE HOME TO HEAVEN! HE’S WITH YOU THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS! Galatians 5:1-26 1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and...

Vian Baptist Church Psalms 135:6-7 “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he ...

“...let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance„ the race that is set before a s... 1 o o k ing unto Jesus...who for the joy that was set befo...

JANIS RISLEY EXT. ED. FCS/4-H Girls are going through puberty an ave rage of six months earlier than they did in the 1960’s. A small but growing number get their first period by age 9, which can incre...

GOING THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS! COUNT IT ALL GLORY IN THE NAME OF THE LORD! IT’S PROOF THAT THIS OL’ WORLD IS NOT A CHRISTIAN’S HOME! PRAISE GOD’S HOLY NAME! 1 Peter 4:1 19 1Forasmuch then as C...

2024 is officially in the books and 2025 is officially here. We are one week into the New Year. How is it going so far? I’m not really sure about this whole New Year thing. I mean, I know that a New Y...