Marketing God
Large billboards towering over busy highways. Catchy phrases on flashy t-shirts. Even television ads streaming into living rooms across Edmond, all seemingly marketing God. Is this the means of mega-Churches’ growth explosion? “Not for us,” said Matt Anderson, Associate Pastor of Crossings Church. “The marketing for this church is more information than it is an…
Read More >Million Dollar Homes
All houses are not created equally. From blueprint to construction and furnishing, some Edmond area homes are truly magnificent. For example, just east of town, Aaron Dodson of Dodson Custom Homes built his house as a show home. It is open almost every weekend for viewing and is featured in the Parade of Homes. “The…
Read More >OK Chorale
Keeping the whole world singing, that is the mission of the OK Chorale, the barbershop chorus, and a chapter of the Southwest District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. In the early years of the 20th century, concern grew among singers that the barbershop quartet type of four-part, a cappella harmony would soon become extinct. Contributing…
Read More >An International Christmas
Each holiday season, Americans gather with family and friends at mealtime to enjoy traditional favorites like turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes. This Christmas, the Edmond Outlook asked three UCO international students for traditional holiday recipes from their homelands. Bulgarian Banitsa (Cheese Pastry) 4 ½ cups of flour,14 oz. white brined cheese4 eggs2 cups of yogurt1/2…
Read More >Designed by Rose
She's an artist and a creator of beauty—designer of clothes, jewelry and handbags. And while the fashion world may not recognize her now, someday soon, they will. Her name is Roseline Naozi Okoye and her passion is to create beauty. It is a drive that cannot be denied. “When I have an idea in my…
Read More >Ideas in Ice
A chef, a sculptor, an artist. Ken Burkemper has used his entrepreneur skills to create a unique service. You see, Burkemper is an ice sculptor, one of a very few of his kind in the state of Oklahoma. “I never thought this would be full-time,” he said. “When I got started in the business (1989)…
Read More >Diving to New Depths
It began from a merging of passions and continues to grow to new depths. A couple’s love for Christ and for swimming in the open waters is growing into a faith-sharing, underwater adventure. Edmond couple, John and Cindy Green, began Christian Divers of Oklahoma (CDoO) to link together people with the same passions as themselves….
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