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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver caused a social media storm recently, closing a public prayer with “Amen and a woman,” as if the Hebrew word meaning “let it be” was somehow gendered.

We stopped at the gas station to fill up the car. It was one of our rituals on my monthly visits: a trip to the hardware store, a fill-up. At 93, although my dad walked with difficulty, he was determined to pay for gas.

Quote of the Week…..“I think we need to stop calling it ‘working from home’ and start calling it ‘living at work.’” The following totally explains why I’m losing my mind these days - “Life is hard for logical people right now. We are being raised without the ability to process and execute logic !!!

Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, released the following statement Monday regarding the protest at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6: “My heart is heavy, my mind busy with thoughts about my country, and my prayers are intense asking God to restore my country.

They’re all out of step but Jim To hear my mom tell it, you›d think I was a perfect child. Sometimes, when my children get together with my parents, the kids quiz mom and dad about mistakes I made when I was their age. «Tell us about some of the bad stuff dad did when he was a kid» they›ll ask.

Some things have not changed much since Wiley Post crashed his airplane 80 years ago and killed not only himself but famous Oklahoma humorist, actor, statesman and genuinely good guy Will Rogers.

Lonnie Goodgion with one of her grandsons Toni Martin Sharon Pickens holding Casen McCollum, and Talyon D’Aguanno. Sharon Pickens and Debbie Martin left to right, Heather Miller holding Toni Martin, Summer Jett, Dana Wood, Sharon Pickens, holding Debbie Martin, and Everett Pickens.

ECU’s Fall 2020 graduates were recognized at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 12, and Spring 2020 graduates, who missed their original commencement exercise because of Covid-19, were recognized at 2 p.m. that same day. Both virtual ceremonies premiered on ECU’s Facebook page.

East Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Fall 2020 semester by naming them to the President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls. The President’s Honor Roll is reserved for students who earn A’s in all of their courses for a perfect 4.0 GPA.

“How do I know if I should leave my church?” It’s a question everyone wonders from time to time—and not one to take lightly. Transitioning between churches can be a messy time in the life of the Christian and his or her family and church body. So how do you know if it’s time to say “adiós”?