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Help Keep Ozark Messy
Date: October 1, 2023In 1999, with kid #3 on the way, Katie and I bought a house, not fancy but clean. (I grew up in a very neat home, and I still like tidy.) In 2007, with kid #6 on the way, we knocked out the back wall, added on, and it’s never been clean since.
President's Letter , 2023-2024 -
$5.9 Million Goal Achieved
Date: September 16, 2023My wife Katie and I have six kids, and when we completed a family project—clearing trees, building a shed, putting up fence—we celebrated. This almost always involved ice cream.
President's Letter , 2023-2024 -
Some Places Are Made for Matchmaking
Date: June 15, 2023I laughed out loud at the headline: “Bible College to Provide Complimentary Wives to Unmarried Ministry Graduates.”
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
Spring 2023 Dean's List
Date: May 19, 2023Congratulations to the following 51 students who were named to the Dean's List for their academic achievement during the Spring 2023 semester.
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Holy Grit: Reflections on Hebrews for Cultivating a Faith that Lasts
Date: May 18, 2023New from Academic Dean Chad Ragsdale: Holy Grit is a chapter-by-chapter study of Hebrews for developing spiritual perseverance.
OCC Updates , 2022-2023 -
A Middle-Aged Man, Middle C, and the Middle East: How One Bible Promise Ties Them All Together
Date: March 15, 2023My 29-year-old son Luke sent me a book last week: From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks. The book’s subtitle? Finding Success and Purpose in the Second Half of Life. But the back cover suggests an alternate subtitle: The Good News About Your Inevitable Decline.
President's Letter , 2022-2023 -
Fall 2022 Dean's List
Date: December 20, 2022The following 51 students were named to the Dean's List for their academic achievement during the Fall 2022 semester.
Dean's List , 2022-2023 -
A Life-Changing Lesson
Date: December 15, 2022This is the story of a tall, dark-haired German…a short, Missouri redhead…a big, silver dishwasher...and a life-changing lesson.
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Alaska Fishermen, Police Officers, Coal Miners, and...a Bible College President?
Date: October 15, 2022If there were a reality TV show about a Bible college president, would you watch it?
President's Letter , 2022-2023