“Whatever you make of it.” Carolyn Adams summarizes a lot of her life in those words. She was born—one of four children to her parents–in the Blackwell, Oklahoma area and […]
Chaplain’s Message: Our Daily Bread (Fill in the Blank)
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain Give us this day our daily bread. – Matthew 6:11 (NRSV) I’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer since childhood. When the pandemic started […]
Heart Meditations
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C Leaf, Chaplain Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my […]
Multiple Choice
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man […]
In the Doorway
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So, whenever […]
Call and Response
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the […]
Meet Our Resident: Bessie L.
Bessie (Myers) Luttrell was the only child born to Juanita and W.D. Myers in their house at First Street and Main, here in Newton. Her father worked for the Santa […]
Bad Words
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana C. Leaf, Chaplain [Jesus said,] “The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil […]
Not Rare at All
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana Leaf, Chaplain The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. . . The Lord called Samuel again, a third […]
Knowing the Nearby God
Submitted by Rev. Dr. Diana Leaf, Chaplain [Paul said], “Athenians, as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an […]