35 Years of Challenges and Blessings
35 years ago I was ordained into the office of the Holy Ministry. Howard Barth drove down to Zion Lutheran Church, Rockville, Missouri from Kansas City to ordain me.
Why The Founders Found Christianity Essential
One of the key factors in determining whether or not a business or organization can remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic is whether or not a business or organization is essential. Businesses and organizations that are deemed essential may or must remain open and businesses and organizations that are not deemed essential must remain closed.…
Strikingly Different Worldviews
The last segment of the video “Our Created Stars and Galaxies”, produced by the Creation Astronomy ministry, features a series of statements demonstrating the profoundly different worldviews of some scientists and the Bible. First there is this quote from scientist Steven Weinberg in 1993: “It is very hard to realize that this all is just…
The Doomsday Clock Edges Closer to Midnight
In a sure sign of spring, or at least the lengthening of days, this Sunday, March 8, we will “spring forward” setting our clocks ahead by one hour to begin Daylight Savings Time. Since the time change occurs at 2:00 am on Sunday morning it makes for some interesting times at church services later in…
2019 Minnesota Quilters Show, Part Three, Quilters Love a Challenge
If you place a challenge before a group of quilters you most certainly will not be disappointed with the results. There were two outstanding challenge exhibits at the 2019 Minnesota Quilters Show, the Global Inspiration Challenge and the Prince Cherrywood Challenge. First, let’s look at the quilts from the Global Inspiration Challenge. Several different techniques…
2019 Minnesota Quilters Show, Part Two, Special Exhibits
The 2019 Minnesota Quilters Show had one of the best collections of special exhibits I’ve ever seen at a quilt show. Here is the first of two posts about the special exhibits. Carol Hancuh’s “Bus Stop People – Waiting for the D Line” exhibit featured a group of eleven people standing at a bus stop.…
2019 Minnesota Quilters Quilt Show, Part One
The 41st annual Minnesota Quilters Quilt Show and Conference was held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester June 13-15, 2019. This event featured judged and non-judged quilts, a quilter of the year, special exhibits and many opportunities for quilters to learn and develop their craft. Part One of my report from the show is…
Scouring the Brain to Find the Source of Empathy
Every invention starts with an idea. Every act of kindness starts with mirror neurons firing in someone’s brain. Let me explain. Neurons are electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that process and transmit information. They are the core components of our nervous system. Scientists estimate that there are 80-100 billion neurons in our brains.…
Doors of the Bible, Part Nine, Rhoda’s Door
The last door we are looking at in our series “Doors of the Bible” is what I call Rhoda’s door. The text comes from Acts 12:5-14: So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. [6] Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on…
A Treasury of Realism
To say that modern, abstract art has come to dominate the art world would be an understatement. But a lot of people have yet to acquire a taste for works that do not immediately reveal to you what they are about. If you are a fan of traditional, representative art, then make your way to…
Mirror Neurons 