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Many ask, “If God exists, why He doesn’t show himself? Then we would worship him.” Answers have been given from reason, philosophy, and…
Many ask, “If God exists, why He doesn’t show himself? Then we would worship him.” Answers have been given from reason, philosophy, and…
A mother ordered her naughty son to sit in a corner. After a few minutes, he told his mother, “I’m sitting down on…
I almost flunked out of high school. The first time was in algebra, trying to solve polynomials. “Solving” means finding the roots of…
A few years ago at our farm, we reached the peak in a long period of historically high precipitation. Sloughs ran over. Fields…
What is more common than talk of love? The word is overused. So much love is false. Billy Joel sang truth in “A…
As lousy moments go, it was one of the lousiest. It was during a visit to Stordahl Lutheran Cemetery. Not much there. The…
With the Bakken oil boom, it seldom is dark anymore at our farm. There is usually some light from gas flares. It’s not…
[No. 5 of 5 Lenten meditations on Jesus in Gethsemane] Second Adam Dying in a Second Garden Jesus said, “My soul is exceedingly…
[No. 4 of 5 Lenten meditations on Jesus in Gethsemane] Winston Churchill was visiting New York the day after the stock market crash…
[No. 3 of 5 Lenten meditations on Jesus in Gethsemane] Some of you remember. Before 1971, television had cigarette advertisements. After that, the…
When the quarterback sprained his ankle, his substitute came into the game. On the next play, there was no backfield blocking. Both outside line backers came in fast and hit the quarterback hard. His helmet came off. The ball rolled out of his hands. He lay there dazed. Finally being shifted to a stretcher, he said, “You’re not supposed to hit a substitute that hard.”
[No. 1 of 5 Lenten meditations on Jesus in Gethsemane] This is the first in a series of five Lenten meditations on Jesus…
Great focus for the start of Lent found on Pr Todd Wilken’s blog, The Bare Bulb. “God does not want to redeem us…
In the British television show, Doc Martin, the newly arrived doctor in a small village is annoyed by villagers using the waiting room…
Great article found by Norm over at Build it Back. Your congregation is without a permanent place to worship. You’ve got enough…
The first time my Dad sent me out seeding alone, a feeling of pessimism overcame me. That night I said, “How can we…