Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

By Rev. Andy Nelms “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:7-8 Growing up in the country, I never had any experience with fire...
30-Hour Famine

30-Hour Famine

By Melissa Nelms “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner… giving them food and clothing.”  -Deuteronomy 10:18 If you ask any youth-age student what their favorite thing is about youth group and what they wish their youth group...
Dinner for Eight

Dinner for Eight

By Russell and Maree Jones We move around a lot due to Russell’s job, and when we relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, our family was pretty lonely. Oklahoma is the furthest we’ve ever lived from “home,” and we knew we needed to establish some kind of community...
Find Your Place

Find Your Place

By Jim & Tracy Hill Jim Hill:  I grew up in Healdton, Oklahoma. It is a small town where everyone knows each other. We went to the Baptist church where I attended Sunday school and VBS.  My family attended Sunday mornings and nights, as well as classes on...