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The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce an upcoming performance in its Kilgen theater organ series, featuring organist Jonas Nordwall playing selections with the theme “Americana: A Musical Tour of the USA.” This performance will be Monday, September 26, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Oklahoma History Center is located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City.
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I’m getting back to the series I’d been discussing on the 23rd Psalm before my unexpected health issues. In the verse “You anoint my head with oil,” I find the author of the little book A SHEPHERD LOOKS AT PSALM 23, spends more time with this verse than any of the others. However, in order to wrap up this series, I will hit the main points in sharing the direction W. Phillip Keller goes.
Read moreI have written literally hundreds of articles and two books about very controversial issues, but I am reluctant to address specific individuals because it’s too easy to inadvertently villainize people nowadays. When we face an election like this week’s primary, however, we must consider people and pick sides. I am not sure the traditional sides fit anymore, so let’s start by focusing on the qualities of our next leader.
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The boy sure had learned some choice words, no doubt about it. In the school room, on the playground, and at home, he kept getting into trouble on a regular basis for his rather colorful way of expressing his thoughts and feelings. Making it worse, his friends often pushed his buttons to make him angry enough to sound off in no uncertain terms.
Read moreHistorically high fuel prices will undoubtedly prove to be one of the defining stories of 2022. As the average price for a gallon of gas reached heights drivers might never have imagined as recently as February 2022, some might have wondered just how much that same gallon might have cost roughly 100 years ago. According to the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, the average price for a gallon of gas in 1929 was 21 cents. Inflation calculators indicate that 21 cents in 1929 would have about the same purchasing power as $3.59 has in 2022, suggesting that drivers had a far less painful trip to the pump in 1929 than they have had for much of 2022.
Read moreAugust marks back-toschool season and Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, an ideal time to get your child’s eyes checked.
Read moreMaking plans for transportation to and from school, determining who will be home when children arrive from school, and making early breakfast and school lunches are just a few of them.
Read moreImagine a rural Texan who commutes in an F-150 truck to a distant job in the oil industry.
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