OCPA column: Three resolutions for Oklahoma

Three resolutions for Oklahoma
by Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA)

The new year is a time for resolutions. Here are three for state government, things the Legislature can do in the upcoming session that would make Oklahoma government more effective and accountable.

The first resolution will be familiar to a lot of us: slim down. Take a look at a list of Oklahoma state agencies and compare it to other states. Or look at the 150-page directory necessary to list all the agencies, boards, and commissions. We’re not a big state, but we have a sprawling state government bureaucracy….

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R3publicans: China on Course to become ‘World’s most Christian Nation’

By , Liushi, Zhejiang province

19 Apr 2014

It is said to be China’s biggest church and on Easter Sunday thousands of worshippers will flock to this Asian mega-temple to pledge their allegiance – not to the Communist Party, but to the Cross.

The 5,000-capacity Liushi church, which boasts more than twice as many seats as Westminster Abbey and a 206ft crucifix that can be seen for miles around, opened last year with one theologian declaring it a “miracle that such a small town was able to build such a grand church”.

read more at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10776023/China-on-course-to-become-worlds-most-Christian-nation-within-15-years.html

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Stitt hires Sonic exec as State's COO, Agency Accountability Secretary

GOVERNOR-ELECT KEVIN STITT ANNOUNCES CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER HIRE

Oklahoma City, Okla. (Jan. 7, 2019) – Governor-elect Kevin Stitt announced today the hiring of John Budd as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a new role in the governor’s office that Stitt c…

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Bible Study Guides for the New Testament – a work in progress

I am pleased to be a part of this project.  You see, Jesse C. Jones, met the Lord about the same time my earthly father did and they made sure their children had a chance to study the word and meet Him too!  So Jesse has been a lifelong friend and mentor in the things of the Lord.  I began helping to publish his works on Scribd many years ago and now we are working on these bible study guides for the new testament.  They are free to read and download.  All you need is the link!

Please like and share if you enjoy these works.  

For a list of these study guides available online, please visit SCrosnoe on Scribd – Bible Study Guides by Jesse C. Jones. If you hit a pop-up  page asking you to become a member to read free, simply click the ‘x’  in the upper right corner to remove the pop-up and continue to our links on scribd. The books are free to all and do not require membership to  read/download. They do not appear easily in search menus on Scribd,  however, and you will need the links to access them.

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“If we want to change the world, it is important that we study the Creator’s guide book!”

Sandra Crosnoe, a watchman on the wall in Oklahoma

“The cover art is based on the concept of looking through the window of one’s World View.”
Rex Morache Cover Artist

Finding Gems & Sharing Them – Bible Study Guides for the New Testament – a work in progress

  Representative Harold Wright -R, Weatherford, was expelled by the  Oklahoma Republican Party’s ruling State Committee, today. The action took place at the State Committee meeting, in Edmond, OK.   OKGOP’s national committeeman, Steve Curry, presented a letter of the OKGOP Executive Committee, advising action for Wright’s actions, funding the campaign of a Democrat nominee(Jeff Burrong) for a state senate seat. Wright, who took money from the OKG […]

Read the full article at Oklahoma’s Political News service, www.SoonerPolitics.org .