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Covid-19 and Pascal's Wager
Blaise Pascal was a 17th-century French philosopher grappling with a question that had troubled many philosophers before him: how does one rationally prove the existence of God? Pascal decided that God’s existence cannot be proved. Instead, he...
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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at...
Katie Hill's fervent Christianity seems well-suited to strong winds and wide-open spaces
When Rev. Katie Hill gets really passionate about what she's saying, her eyes tear up. It can happen several times in a single heartfelt conversation. It's just a fact of life, like the fact that she...
Compete in the Bedlam Blood Battle
It’s football season and the Bedlam Blood Battle is on! Blood donors can now receive Bedlam-themed T-shirts, featuring your favorite coaches. Healthy adults, age 16 and older, can make a life-saving difference for their fellow Oklahomans by giving...
Woods County Senior Citizens Center Menu
Monday – Cheeseburger on a bun, relish plate, potato wedges, mixed fruit (diabetic: no sugar added fruit). Tuesday – Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes with cream gravy, carrots, biscuit, chocolate mousse (diabetic: sugar-free chocolate...
Menus for Week of October 1-October 5
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—whole grain cinnamon crunch, buttered toast, rosy applesauce, juice, milk Tuesday—french toast strips, syrup/maple, pears, juice, milk Wednesday—super chocolate donut, pineapple, juice, milk...
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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.;...
Missionaries from around the world to speak at Town & Country next week
Missionaries from Kosovo, Thailand, Uganda, Ghana and the Dominican Republic will speak about their experiences at Town & Country Christian Church in Alva next week beginning Sunday, Sept. 30, and continuing through Thursday, Oct 4. A meal will be...
Spiritually Speaking
Now wait just a minute minute! If you are like the infernal grammar checker on Microsoft Word, you probably think I goofed up and randomly repeated a word. I did not! The first “minute” should be pronounced with long vowel sounds and means...
A 50-year example
This last Sunday, Sept. 23, my family and I attended my mother and father’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration at their church in Enid. As I watched them together and as I think about it now, I realize what an example they were to my brother and...
New pastor Nathan Hosier finds Cedar Grove a perfect fit
Nathan Hosier, the new pastor at Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church northwest of Alva, says he couldn't ask for more. Down miles of country roads – not all of them paved – past rolling green hills dotted...
