Canute voters approve school bond propositions

Voters in the Canute Public Schools Independent School District have passed both bond propositions aimed at improving facilities and resources for local students.Proposition No. 1 passed with 71.51% approval.

MY DAD’S GREAT COMMISSION

A few weeks ago my wife and I listened to an online sermon on the topic of missions. This message interested me both because the speaker, Jim, is a friend who years ago was a student of mine, and because I have been writing about missions in these weekly newspaper columns.

Dill Work and Play OHCE Club News

The Dill Work and Play OHCE met July 8, 2025 at the First Baptist Church in Mangum, Oklahoma, at 10:00 for the fall leader lessons, and the regular meeting. The meetings started with choice of hot drink and check in. The Flag Salute officially opened the meeting and classes started.

MY DAD’S GREAT COMMISSION

In last week’s column I wrote about the five Great Commissions which are the biblical basis for the missions movement. Today I want to share a personal “great commission” that my wife and I received from my Dad.

Letter to the Editor

We want to say a BIG, THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our Customer Appreciation event not just possible, but an absolute blast! Your time and effort made this day possible, and we are truly grateful.

FIVE GREAT COMMISSIONS

My wife Jean and I have served as missionaries in several countries. We were just one very small part of the missions movement that has been ongoing since the beginning of the Christian church.

JESUS’ JOB DESCRIPTION

Missionaries are sent from one place—usually their home—to another place to preach and serve others. As the Apostle Paul stated, “How can they preach unless they are sent?” (Romans 10:15) That truth calls our attention to the words of Jesus, “As the Father sent me, so I send you.

JONAH: BAD NEWS OR GOOD NEWS?

I have good news and bad news for you. First the bad news: God is “a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and One who relents concerning sending calamities.” (Jonah 4:2) Why is this bad news?

MISSIONS BC

In last week’s column I mentioned that my wife Jean and I have served as missionaries in several countries. Foreign missionaries leave their home country to serve God among people living in another place. Missions is based on the idea that God is the God of people everywhere.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA

This week we celebrate our country’s birthday. This holiday reminds me of the time during my college years when I worked as the dishwasher at a summer camp in Utah. That year the camp hired as cooks two British ladies who were touring the United States by taking jobs as they traveled.