I would guess that many of you know the religious poem, “Footprints in the Sand.” A person observes along the journey of life two sets of footprints in the sand, their own and those of Jesus walking side-by-side with them. They notice that at times there is only one set of footprints.
They ask Jesus why and he says, “Those were the times I carried you.” It’s a nice poem.
The amusing story is recalled of a ship sinking and a few survivors crowded into the life raft. No food, no water, no land in sight and no way of communication.
Finally, someone said, “It looks hopeless, we better pray.” Another person slapped their forehead and cried, “My soul! Has it already come to that?” Sadly, prayer is often a last resort when it should be our first call.
“Delivered 24/7,” a southern gospel quartet, will appear Sunday, Jan. 24 at New Hope Baptist Church, 37496 New Hope Road in Tecumseh.
Wesley United Methodist Church will be the Shawnee site for the Candlelight Prayer for Christian Unity.
An evening to celebrate Christ’s coming and family values will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Northridge Church of Christ, 1001 E. MacArthur.
Sharon Baptist Church will hold its annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24.
Members of the Bethlehem Tonight Live Nativity and Cantata prepare for the annual event.
Sisters at Heart, a women’s ministry of Wesley United Methodist Church, would like to invite all women in the area to its annual Christmas Luncheon.
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Dorothy had only one eye. She wore glasses, and the lens that covered her empty eye socket was frosted. I didn’t know how she came to lose her eye, but I was about to find out.
She smiled most of the time and laughter danced easily on her lips, but she was especially exuberant the day she came to the church on her 40th birthday. I made some wisecrack about most people feeling old and miserable when they turn 40.
Spurred by the love to serve and guided by the desire to learn more about the root of the Catholic faith, Bill Thurman joined the deacon formation program sponsored by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City in 2005.
“It’s mine. It’s mine” I’m sure you have heard a child cry out with these words when you try to take a toy or something that is theirs away from them. Possession is an important part of ownership. There is a sense of security in holding on to that which we own, whether it is a gift or a purchase made. To say, “it’s mine” is a declaration of ownership.
Dr. Margaret Nikol knows a thing or two about suffering missionaries — she has lived as one in Bulgaria for the better part of her life. An accomplished and world-renown violinist, Nikol shared her many experiences of anti-Christian persecution with Oklahoma Baptist University students at a weekly chapel service on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Sisters at Heart, a women’s ministry of Wesley United Methodist Church in Shawnee, invites all women to the Tuesday program.
James and Holly Douglas accepted the pastorate at Open Door Aug. 30. Prior to becoming pastor, James and Holly served as youth and worship pastors at Open Door.
You really can’t get here from there. I’m sure you have heard someone say that. Well, that is the way I felt upon leaving the beautiful San Francisco Bay where I lived through my high school years.
One hundred years ago this week, the women of Emmanuel Episcopal Church Guild were probably deeply involved in preparing dinners for community events, teas, bazaars and quilt fairs to raise money to pay for their just -completed church building at 501 N. Broadway.
The centennial of Episcopal Church services in Shawnee was celebrated in 1996, but the present church building was completed in 1909, according to its cornerstone.
“Stories for Life: Jesus’ Parables of the Kingdom in Matthew” will be the topic for Oklahoma Baptist University’s annual Winter Bible Study Clinic being held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in the Geiger Center on OBU’s campus in Shawnee. Dr. Bobby Kelly, Ruth Dickinson professor of religion, will lead the clinic.
University Baptist Church’s upcoming activities continue the church’s outreach both locally and across the globe.
Four members of the youth group, Sarah Cullison, Jennifer Jett, Tyler Swadley, and Taylor Thompson will spend their Fall Break at Camp Barnabus in Missouri assisting with “Barn-a-Break,” a short camp for teenagers with disabilities, ages 16 and up.
“Jesus spoke a parable, and said, the kingdom of heaven is like a king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent other servants, saying, tell them which are bidden, behold, I have prepared my dinner: come unto the marriage. But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: and the remnant took his servants, and slew [them].
