OUT TO PASTOR: A smile is both contagious and healthy

My grandfather had a favorite saying that went something like this, “A frown is just a smile upside down.” Nobody could smile quite like my grandfather. He never waited for any reason to smile, he just smiled. In fact, thinking about it today, I do not ever remember seeing my grandfather frown.

HOPE FOR TODAY: Victory through defeat

College basketball fans live for “March Madness”. It is about this time a particular name is remembered each year – Coach John Wooden, the legendary coach of the UCLA Bruins.

The believer’s mission statement (part 5)

“To proclaim liberty to the captives.” – Luke 4:18 Jesus spent much of His time and ministry casting out demons and setting the captives free.

Don’t answer the phone

In January, a Denver couple received a scam phone call from a man who told them he had kidnapped their daughter. The man was very convincing that their daughter was in his possession. In the background they heard a woman’s voice begging for help.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Royalty of the ‘elders’

Royalty of the ‘elders’ Reminiscent about those Saturday mornings on the lake telling the old guy, in a seven-year-old voice, “You have to put the worm on first Grandpa before you throw the line in the water.

No conspiracy or coordination with Russia on election interference and no obstruction clears Trump

Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his final report to Attorney General William Barr determined that “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.

RO Chamber names Clinton B. Woodward new president

RED OAK – Clinton B. Woodward III, will serve as the new president of the Red Oak area Chamber of Commerce. He earned an MBA in Strategic Management from Western Governor’s University, and a BS in Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management from New Mexico State University.