Christian When was the last time you opened your Bible to Luke 2. Was it a year ago, or lately? We have many who profess Christ, who cannot tell you the story of the day Jesus came to earth to bring u...

For the past five years, Angela Cox has quietly assembled care sacks for members of our local homeless community. Each sack is thoughtfully filled with hats, socks, emergency blankets, gloves, snacks,...

As I get older I seem to get a little more set in my ways. I have always been a little hard headed and stubborn, but it seems that I am getting a little more…let’s say… contrary (okay, a lot). I know ...

American Red Cross SCSE OK recently delivered 25 Christmas stockings to the veterans at the new Veterans Center in Sallisaw. Pictured (from left) is Tim Foote, Red Cross volunteer and board member fro...

BROTHERS, SISTERS, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, NO MATTER WHAT THIS WORLD TELLS YOU/ME/US—THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATES! THAT WAY IS ONLY WITH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR! John 1...

When Tara Cato packed up her life in northern Illinois and moved more than 600 miles south to Sequoyah County, she didn’t know she was heading not just toward a new home, but toward a new beginning. C...

Promise Made “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Princ...

Lakeview Baptist As I was thinking about this Christmas I remembered the song Christmas has its Cradle, Easter has its Cross. I just finished listening to Away in the Manger and I started thinking abo...

A Christmas Angel Tree is available for veterans living at the Sallisaw Veterans Center. Trees are located in the lobby at the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce, 101 N. Wheeler Avenue, and at the Sallisaw ...

The Webbers Falls Chamber of Commerce is hosting a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Webbers Falls Freedom Hall in downtown Webbers Falls. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for c...

Blake Stewart, Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library clerk, is sharing an art collection at the library featuring his own work and the works of other Native American citizens of various tribes. This display ...

CHERISH THE LORD ALL YOUR/MY/OUR DAYS! GLORIFY THE LORD AS BEST A HE KNOWS YOU/ME/WE CAN! PRAISE THE LORD TO THE HIGHEST! Deuteronomy 10:1-22 1At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables o...

A Christmas Angel Tree is available for veterans living at the Sallisaw Veterans Center. Trees are located in the lobby at the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce, 101 N. Wheeler Avenue, and at the Sallisaw ...

Thanksg iving is over. The refrigerator is finally starting to empty out. You can now go to the store and buy things that need to go in the ‘fridge. And if anything is left it needs to be moved to the...

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23). “…that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works” (Titus ...

PREACH THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST! BE A LAMP OF THE GLORY OF THE LORD! CHRISTIANS ARE PREACHERS FOR JESUS CHRIST WHO IS THE GLORY OF THE LORD! 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 1Therefore seeing we have this minist...

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, the Sequoyah County Coordinated Community Response/ Sexual Assault Response Team (CCR/ SART) gathered to recognize three individuals whose dedica...

Jerry and Dixie Johnson of Vian will be honored with a celebration on their 65th wedding anniversary from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 7, at the Westside Church of Christ fellowship hall in Vian. Light refr...

It is Thanksgiving. The day of family and friends getting together, eating a smorgasbord of foods, watching football and of, course, giving thanks! I’m not sure which we do the most, eating probably. ...

“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation… Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms… For the Lord is the ...