Long before “marketplace ministry” was a buzzword in the evangelical sphere, Ted Robertson was walking it out as a local businessman. Tires were his medium of communication, and his pulpit was the Robertson Tire Company.
Read MoreOral Roberts University has taken a critical step forward in becoming a premier research institution for the global Spirit-empowered movement, as the university’s new Ph.D. in Theology program has received approvals from the university’s two accreditors: the Higher Learning Commission and the Association of Theological Schools in the U.S. and Canada.
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Tulsa’s Loaves & Fishes food ministry was established in 1983 by Milo and Marian Reno to help feed the poor. Milo had also long dreamed of opening a thrift store to supplement finances for the Loaves & Fishes food ministry, and as a way to reach out and serve more in need in the community.
Read MoreDuring the holiday season, we all eagerly or reluctantly try to get into the holiday spirit. This, too often involves eating, drinking, and spending too much as we overcommit all of our time, energy, and resources. The holidays can be a magical time if we will remember what they’re all about, why we’re celebrating, and regain a bit of perspective.
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The rainy day was anything but dark for missionary and evangelist Keith Wheeler. It couldn’t be for a man who’d just achieved his life’s calling, one he believed to be from God.
Read MoreEditor’s Note: The author of this article is this semester’s student intern for GTR Newspapers. From Kansas City, Kansas, she is a student at Oral Roberts University and the managing editor of the Oracle, the ORU student newspaper.
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Cascia Hall is proud to announce that Spencer Thomas took his first vows in the Augustinian Order on Aug. 4. Thomas grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Cascia Hall in 2011. While at Cascia, he participated in soccer, drama/musical theater, ultimate frisbee, and bowling. He went on to earn his BA in Classics from Missouri State University.
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Many people are looking for better health and a deeper, more meaningful way of life. Practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker Michelle Nanouche says, “Spirituality isn’t just a lifestyle choice. It is the basic element of true being.”
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Broken Arrow’s Hope Church may rank among the community’s smallest houses of worship, but it is making its presence felt in a big way around the community — and around the globe.
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111Project celebrated another year in partnership with Life.Church Broken Arrow recently and accepted a $20,000 grant that will help them continue to meet the needs of foster families in the community.
Read MoreIn his 2008 National Jewish Book Award-winning “The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest’s Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews,” Father Patrick Desbois documented for the first time the murder of 1.5 million Jews in Ukraine during World War II.
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Parishioners of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church are getting ready for their annual Dinner Extravaganza fundraiser to be held at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa May 5.
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Reverend Billy Graham, the famous Christian evangelist who spoke at the 1967 dedication of ORU, died on Feb. 21 at the age of 99. According to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website, his ministry included Graham’s preaching of “the Gospel to nearly 215 million people in 185 countries and territories.”
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Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrated another year in partnership with Life.Church recently. At the celebration, BBBS accepted a $20,000 grant that will help them continue their mission to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally-supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better.
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Restore Hope Ministries, with a mission of preventing homelessness, alleviating hunger, supporting education, and promoting hope for families recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with the traditional 40th anniversary gemstone, the Ruby, considered the stone of love, energy, passion, power and a zest for life. At Restore Hope, there is love, energy, passion and zest for life in its mission is to restore families in financial crisis to economic and spiritual vitality.
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