I have a confession to make. I have a mild addiction (okay major). It is coffee. Now, it is not like I will die if I do not have my coffee but every morning I drink some thinking why take the chance. ...

HAVE REVERENTIAL HONOR FOR GOD! RESPECT HIM IN ALL THAT YOU SAY AND DO! TO GOD BE THE GLORY AND PRAISE FOREVER! Isaiah 41:1 29 1Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their streng...

Izzy Clouse, Natalie Guthrie, Gracie Risley, Madison Spyres, and Ally Trotter, all members of the Vian FFA Chapter, have been nominated to receive the prestigious State FFA Degree, the highest degree ...

REJOICE IN THE LORD! PRAISE JESUS CHRIST’S HOLY NAME! GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST! WITH JESUS CHRIST AS OUR SAVIOR, WE CAN DO MANY THINGS ACCORDING TO HIS WILL! LET JESUS CHRIST BE YOUR SALVATION! Phi...

Funerals are never fun. Over the past 30+ years of ministry I have done more than my fair share (around 300). I have done parents, in-laws, grandparents, a sibling, a daughter- in-law and several chur...

Common scams after a weather emergency After any weather event or natural disaster, it’s common that unlicensed contractors and scammers may get in touch. They’ll call, email, text, or knock on your d...

JESUS CHRIST HAS A PLACE OUT OF THIS WORLD FOR ALL WHO KNOW HIM IN THE FREE PARDON OF SIN! JESUS CHRIST WANTS ALL PEOPLE TO COME AND BE WITH HIM – BUT IT’S A CHOICE! DO YOU CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST I...

Easter is now over…WHEW! I am tired. Setup for Sonrise service, then the service, breakfast after that with Sunday School after breakfast and then the Morning Service. Then I go home and have a great ...

Oklahoma Human Services is now accepting online applications for the Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) at OKDHSLive. org. ECAP can pay a portion of an eligible households’ primary source of heat...

The Vian First Assembly of God Church in Vian will hold an Easter Resurrection Day Performance service beginning at 10:35 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 20. An Easter dinner and egg hunt will follow imm...

Over the past year we have been doing several building projects. We have put windows in classrooms, moved our library and pantry to make more room for dining in the fellowship hall, painted the youth ...

GIVE YOUR ALL TO THE LORD BECAUSE HE GAVE HIS ALL FOR YOU/ME/US! LET’S ALL BE ABOUT THE FATHER’S WORK! HELP OTHERS TO KNOW THE LORD IN THE FREE PARDON OF SIN! Matthew 22:1-38 1And Jesus answered and s...

Congratulations to Vian Public School’s fifthsixth grade Academic Team! The team recently made it to the fourth round at state competition. School administration said they are so proud of this team an...

Vian Baptist Church is proud to announce their new Wednesday night Youth Program, which will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the church. There will be lessons, snacks and games for all attendees. The Mini...

A benefit account has been set up at Armstrong Bank for Butch Lemasters, who recently sustained severe injuries to his eye and sinuses, leaving him unable to work. Lemasters and his family have made n...

The Vian First Assembly of God Church in Vian will hold an Easter Resurrection Day Performance service beginning at 10:35 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 20. An Easter dinner and egg hunt will follow imm...

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...

CASA for Children is seeking dedicated volunteers to be a voice for children living in foster care. You can make a difference in a child’s life by simply being yourself – caring, compassionate, and wi...

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,...