Jill and I have some house guests. A couple of weeks ago the kids’ grandma and step-granddad moved in with us. It is just for a short spell…until their apartment in Bartlesville is finished. Then we w...

IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSE YOU SOUL— WHAT HAVE YOU!!! DON’T LET ANYTHING COME BEFORE JESUS CHRIST— THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD!!! Mark 8:1-38 1In those days the multitude being very great, and h...

Dear Editor, It’s finally spring, and all the beautiful flowers are blooming. It’s sad to see wildflowers and redbud trees with pop cans, water bottles, fast food wrappers, and cups all around them. P...

Ezekiel 35:6 “Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.” As I was reading my ...

“Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us” (Ps 62). What does it mean P°ur ig out your heart before Shirley R. Him?” It is Watts by prayer. We conf...

I have been in ministry for close to 40 years. I have performed numerous baptisms. I have baptized people in the baptistry in church, swimming pools, the creek, lake and even the ocean. I had a first,...

DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE TWO GENEALOGIES IN THE BIBLE OFMARYANDJOSEPH?BOTH GO TO DAVID’S LINAGE WHICH COME DOWN TO JESUS CHRIST’S PROMISE OF GOD TO D A V I D ’ S THRONE TO LAST FOREVER! 2 Samuel 7:16-17...

Psalms 145:15-17 “The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all ...

Jesus said: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have command...

I went out to eat the other night with a group of pastors at a restaurant in Sallisaw. Nothing in particular was planned, just a meeting to eat and fellowship with one another. We all had a great time...

A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND! WE MUST STAND WITH JESUS CHRIST! JESUS CHRIST MAKES A HOUSE WHOLE! Mark 3:1 35 1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered ha...

March is National Kidney Month, a time when communities across the country raise awareness about kidney disease. This year’s focus is on taking charge of your health and the many factors that go into ...

John 14:4-6 “And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and ...

“They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,” (Ps. 92:14). “Now also I when I am old and gray ^ , headed, O gT God, do not forsake me, Shirley R. Until I de Watts dare...

You ever have one of those meals you are eating and something just doesn’t taste quite right, just a little hinky? Last week I was eating a hamburger and fries at a hospital in Tulsa in their cafeteri...

THERE’S SO MUCH WICKEDNESS IN THE WORLD! IF ANYONE HATES GOD—THEY LOVE D E A T H ! GOD’S VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS! GOD’S SO SER IOUS—HE GAVE HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, TO FREE WHOSOEVER FROM THE GRIP OF DE...

“Now the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in Hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.” — Romans 15:13. This is a precious promise of Joy and Peace in believing...

“Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreign_________ ers, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehoo...

Everyone has different dietary needs, but in general, a he a l t hy groc e r y shop ping trip means a cart filled with nutrientdense foods. Here’s an example of what a healthy grocery cart could conta...

HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY! GOD’S WORD WILL NEVER PASS AWAY! KNOW GOD’S WORD! HOLD ONTO GOD’S WORD ALL THE WAY T H ROUGH HEAVEN’S GATES! Matthew 24:1-511And Jesus went out, and departed from the ...