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About 15 years ago I hit a deer on the road and totaled my old Chevy Blazer. No one (except the deer) was hurt, but it shook me up and stressed me out.
It meant an insurance claim, finding a different low-budget vehicle, and time-consuming paperwork for a single working mother with no spare time....
My last column was about my upcoming fishing trip. Well, been there, done that, and here is my takeaway from the trip.
First and foremost, no injuries for me this time. If you recall, I broke my big toe the last trip racing another camper to the showers.
The fishing was fantastic, the weather was...
Have you noticed that when you go into a store, the workers often are wearing a name badge? And sometimes the name badge also tells their position? They not only tell you who they are, they tell you what they do. God has done something similar for us today with His Holy Spirit.
Jesus named the...
Today our culture has an estranged relationship with the truth. Mankind’s highest pursuit used to be seeking truth at all costs. Faith, science and philosophy were once kindred spirits chasing this same goal but from different approaches.
In the Middle Ages, theology was considered the queen of the...
Forty-two years ago this spring, I ̶ 18-year-old sage that I was ̶ gave the student address to the Class of 1981.
There were two speakers. I don’t remember who the other speaker was, and I doubt we made lasting impressions on our classmates.
As a matter of fact, I doubt we made any impression on...
In recent weeks I have been planning for an upcoming fishing trip.
For years my two fishing buddies, Leroy and Dan, and I — and yes, I have fishing buddies … I also have hunting buddies, side-by-side buddies, and I even have a group of Power Ball buddies, not to mention my coffee buddies — anyway,...
The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on September 30, 1943.
Christian Boisen, Luverne,...
When we believe in Jesus Christ as the only way for our salvation, the Bible promises us that we are …
… a child of God. (John 1:12)
… a friend of Jesus Christ. (John 15:15)
… justified in Christ. (Romans 5:1)
… bought with a price and we belong to God. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
… redeemed and...
Once upon a time there was a little blond boy who grew up near Luverne between the Rock River and Blue Mounds State Park.
He was made of “snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails,” with boundless energy and an effervescent love for life. Behind his blue eyes sparks of mischief and brilliance.
He’d...
Which way is the wind going to blow today?
There is little doubt why southwest Minnesota is covered up with wind towers.
Worthington has been the site for the National Wind Surfing Regatta several times over the past 10 years with Lake Okabena, considered the second windiest place over water in the...