It was traumatic. A gaggle of elementary children rushing toward a handful of their unsuspecting classmates - myself included.Their eyes flashed with fiendish glee - small hands stretching forward - a...

Brother Fred Mamaloff was an Alaskan Indian. His tribe, the Kenaitze, came from the Kenai Peninsula. Fred was an ordained pastor in our denomination. It seemed that Fred and I had paths that kept cros...

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my partner hasn’t been the greatest, but we are both working on ourselves to become better partners. Recently, I found out he has been texting another female (flirting)...

Oklahoma received good news last week: the long-running Pinnacle Plan, a settlement agreement for the class action lawsuit filed against the Department of Human Services, was finalized.On May 5, 2009,...

DEAR ABBY: My brother-in-law thinks he is good with his hands. He built a deck on the back of his house, and it’s obvious that he’s not a professional. My husband and I have never sat on his deck beca...

While growing up, we made many trips along the old Hwy 66 from California to Oklahoma and back again. Although the trips were tediously long for a young boy, they were also full of adventure. Wild lan...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 27 years. Most of them have been miserable. My husband has been a functioning alcoholic for more than 40 years. I consider his behavior emotionally abusive. I hate m...

Social media was abuzz a week ago as myriads of accolades found their way to devices of all kinds, lavishing praise upon a host of individuals - daughters, wives, mothers, grandmothers. A nonstop flow...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I went for our annual checkups seven months ago. We were both overweight and told by our respective doctors that we needed to make some lifestyle changes to improve our health. ...

I want to extend my condolences to those families who were impacted by severe storms this past week.From reports that were aired, it sounds like many Oklahomans were lucky to get away with only proper...

While living in Brazil, we had groups that came down from the USA for work camps. These groups were very helpful in getting church buildings, schools, and homes for workers built. When they came, we a...

“Jerry, when are you going to stop apologizing for who you are not?”My periodic coffee meetings with Dave had spanned a couple years’ when he delivered the gutpunch question. Kind as he was, I had not...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 47-year-old woman who passes for early 30s. I understand that most women would pay money to look 15 years younger than their age, but people often make and voice assumptions about me...

“The effectual (wonder-working) fervent (passionate) prayer of a righteous man (any person) availeth much,” is the promise and declaration of James 5:16. As we continue to focus on the prominence and ...

It has been an interesting first month of the legislative session at the Oklahoma State Capitol with the focus on committee work.This year, the House of Representatives requires every bill to pass bot...

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, whom I have known for many years, remarried her ex-husband a few years ago. I didn’t know her when she married him the first time.My husband and I don’t like him. The last ti...

John Maxwell says that leadership is influence. When you say that you’re not a leader, you need to stop and check yourself. Is there ever an occasion when you might say to someone, “Oh, you’ve got to ...

Those surprise happenings that have a way of springing up in all our lives. Such a moment came when Ann and I learned of my nephew Todd and his wife Karena joining as backup singers for Andy Williams ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 52 years. While looking for a tax document, I found a manila envelope that had a note written on the outside. It said, “If something happens to me, please destroy th...

In a previous column, we began considering the interesting, intriguing and inspiring subjects and events of the Bible characterized by the number three (3), a number found in the Bible 523 times.Our a...