“In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will” (Ephesians 1:5). God didn’t choose us after we decided...

“For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight” (Ephesians 1:4). With the exception of Jesus Christ, no human has kept all...

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). The Bible...

For most of us who grew up in the early churches, sweeping changes have taken place, not suddenly, but gradually, throughout the time from the Protestant Reformation until...

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the...

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God” (Ephesians 1:1a). Paul was a Pharisee and was on his way to Damascus to bring the Christians back to Jerusalem as...

Fort Cobb Lake officialy opened and was dedicated in 1959. Outside of a few early facilities and boat ramps, there were none of the modern camping areas and places to fish...

My granddad, P.T. Yearwood, and family came to the Alfalfa-Eakly area in 1907, the year of Oklahoma’s statehood. He, like a lot of other folks, relied on farming and...

“Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— just as Abraham believed God,...

Paul wrote, “When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, ‘You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile...

Over the years I have done a little bit of everything a person can do to keep body and soul together. In my case, the old adage “a jack of all trades, the master of none”...

“I did not consult any man, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus”...

Paul wrote, “I marvel that you are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel” (Galatians 1:6). It’s interesting how the...

Ever since I was just knee-high to a grasshopper, I have known about the sport of boxing. My father, a former boxer, enjoyed the sport and, much to the displeasure of his...

Several years ago, Albert Klien owned and operated a welding shop here in Eakly. His shop was located just east of where the Bank of Hydro Eakly Branch stands today. The...