Ron Black

Memorial Day is behind us, and it is more than obvious that the high transportation fuel costs greatly impacted the vacation decision-making processes. With no relief in sight, summer vacations will be altered, as well. Oklahomans are hedonists at heart, and the “Red River Rivalry” is but one of many examples of how we’re willing […]

Whether it be the mayhem surrounding Oklahoma’s legislative session, ridiculously high transportation fuel prices or the dogfights over presidential candidates, we often forget that without our military men and women willing to lay down their lives, all is for naught. Recently, the Wild Oklahoma television crew was invited to head to northeastern Oklahoma to film […]

How would you feel if someone in your family were called a “little fruitcake?” If you were black, how would you feel if someone said publicly that “all of your children were born out of wedlock”? Or if you’re a veteran, and were facetiously called a “goddamn hero?”   If you were one of the […]

She arrives in her smart blue dress with sensible shoes, her face adorned with glasses created to provide an increased sense of credibility. Her British accent is disarming at first, but when she rolls up her sleeves and presents her “techniques” for child-rearing, it becomes painfully apparent that she has an agenda: to manage and […]

  It was a Thursday evening and my lovely wife, Suzanne, and I were sitting in the living room watching the news, and there he was: Mayor Mick Cornett, discussing an extension of the existing MAPS tax to make improvements to the Ford Center so we can lure the Seattle SuperSonics or perhaps even a […]

It’s the Christmas season ” be careful what hate-crime legislation you ask for.   The murder of Steven Domer, 62, was and is a heinous, barbarous act by, allegedly, a couple bottom-feeders bent on the destruction of human life. And why? We are not really sure just yet, but evidence thus far indicates that the […]

The conversation at a pastoral conference in the Northeast some years ago went something like this:    “Pastor, you head up one of the largest yet poorest churches in the region and today, you’re dressed in the finest apparel and you drive one of the nicest and most expensive cars here.”   “Yes, son, that […]

Progressives and conservatives have more in common than we care to admit (in public, at least). We desire efficacious and transparent government, we expect our elected officials have an understanding of the Constitution (or at least be able to spell “constitution” ” with a few notable exceptions), we desire less governmental intrusion in our personal […]

Francis Schaeffer is well-known for his book and video series “How Should We Then Live,” in which he describes the ebb and flow of culture over the centuries. And, 30 years later, it is still a profound work of literature. Some would argue that Schaeffer was prophetic in his presuppositional theological treatise, pointing to the […]

I was driving on Interstate 270 in Columbus, Ohio, listening to my favorite talk-radio station, when a news alert interrupted the otherwise mind-numbing droning of the host. The alert indicated that an explosion had taken place in Oklahoma City, and authorities weren’t sure the cause. Something instinctively told me to cancel my appointments for the […]