Oklahoma Baptists know tragedy. Whether through navigating deadly tornadoes, nasty wildfires or the horrific Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Disaster Relief volunteers in the state
As Cheryl Ball walked around the Remembering 9/11 exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, she cried. “It brings back memories,” she
Unfortunately, the invitations come when disaster strikes. For Sheila and Hope Animal Assisted Crisis Response, the dogs they train help people in these crises. “The
Suzanne Olden said she remembers her son, Eric, bounding off the school bus on Sept. 11, 2001, saying, “Mommy! Guess what? School closed early today because it’s my birthday!”
Wes said the planes were nose-to-tail as far as you could see on Sept. 11, 2001.
Philip Hurley says he remembers thinking that nothing was secure.
Blain Burgess said he was so shaken up, he couldn’t go home. So he found himself at Whitesburg Baptist Church.
Vincent Forras said he wasn’t “that religious” the moment he got buried in rubble at Ground Zero, but all of a sudden, he decided it was time to be.
Capt. Richard Weir has the image forever printed on his mind of a fellow firefighter picking up a Gatorade bottle at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11 with anguish in his eyes.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has named Zack Pruitt as its vice president of public policy and general counsel for the organization. Pruitt will
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