The final report on whether or not healthy eating and increased exercise could make a significant impact on my cholesterol levels is in. After three weeks of eating a plant-based, whole food diet and making a concerted effort to exercise more, I went back to the Owatonna Clinic to get my blood checked. Less than…
Ballot measures are often labeled with some creative titles. That’s the case with one of the ballot measures that Connecticut voters will be voting on in November. It’s called the Lockbox Amendment and it will prohibit the state legislature from using the state transportation fund for anything other than transportation purposes. Apparently there must be…
In the first three chapters of his letter to the Ephesians Paul writes about the Gospel in great detail. Now in the fourth chapter he begins applying the Gospel to our everyday lives. This is important because you can have the greatest message in the world, which I believe the Gospel is, but if does…
Think that all issues related to slavery were taken care at the time of the Civil War? Think again. Apparently in Colorado enslavement is still technically an allowable method to punish someone for a crime. But if voters in Colorado approve Amendment A in November it will no longer be legal in Colorado to enslave…
Most of us who use social media choose pictures of ourselves or things we are interested in for our profile pictures, the pictures that people see first when they visit our sites. So I was quite surprised when I saw an unfamiliar symbol, pictured here, in the profile picture of an acquaintance. The symbol made…
To look at the number of California ballot measures this year one wonders if the California legislature even bothers to meet. Voters in California voted on five ballot measures back on June 5 – only four of the five passed into law – and will vote on another 11 ballot measures in November. And what…
In part two of my series on my three-week experiment of trying to lower my cholesterol by eating a plant-based, whole foods diet, I look at the Biblical views on what we should and should not eat. Long story short, in my mind there is no Biblical support for one particular diet. When it comes…
Part four of my eight-part series of posts on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is based on the closing verses of chapter three: [14] For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, [15] from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, [16] that according to the riches of his glory…
Imagine being confronted by the man who murdered your sister just after visiting her grave. You had assumed the murderer was still in jail. You had assumed that if he ever got released you would be notified. These assumptions were incorrect for the family of Marsy Nicholas, a beautiful, vibrant University of California Santa Barbara…
Twice, in recent years, the Arkansas legislature has passed laws requiring individuals to present a valid photo ID to vote. Both times courts have ruled that the laws are unconstitutional. In November voters in Arkansas will be asked to vote on “Issue 2” a measure that would amend the state’s constitution to require individuals to…
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