The Merlin Players kicked off their 20th season at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault, MN, on September 12 with a production of Always Patsy Cline. This play is based on the real-life relationship between Country music legend Miss Patsy Cline and Louise Seeger, one of her biggest fans. Miss Cline was one of the…
For a nursing home service I was conducting recently, I brought with me several works of art showing Jesus as the Good Shepherd. I noticed that the residents took a brief look at each work of art and then were done looking. Now, look again at the artwork at the top of this blog. Here…
The words, “Be not afraid” are spoken a lot in the Bible. One would think these words would be spoken mostly to wicked people who are being confronted with their evil. But such is not the case. The words “Be not afraid” are most often directed to believers. This is counter intuitive. Aren’t believers, with…
First, the reasons why it matters to the world. Nigeria is the most populous African nation with a population of about 175 million. Its population has quadrupled in the last 50 years and is still growing rapidly. Nigeria has vast offshore oil reserves and numerous other natural resources which have generated great wealth for the…
The word “Yooper” finally made it into Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate dictionary according to an article in the online edition of USA Today on Monday, May 19, 2014! It means a person who lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan but of course those of us who have lived there know that not everyone who lives in…
. Visitors to the Galleria dell’ Accademia in Florence, Italy can see four unfinished marble sculptures by the great Michelangelo. (One of these is shown above.) On one hand you can see the beauty of the master’s work. On the other hand you can see areas where the artist did not work. They are still…
Someone once said, it’s not the people who write the laws who are the biggest influence in this world, it’s the people who write the songs. So often we think that those who write our laws have the most power and influence in our world. We elect our leaders and they go off to St.…
Sometimes it’s better to hear the Word of God when you are dead – a sermon for The Fifth Sunday in Lent Text: John 11:18-27, 38-53 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of…
How many times have we heard that antioxidants are good for us? The answer: $28 billion. That’s how much Americans spend on antioxidants each year. Now, according to a recent article by Charles Krauthammer, scientists are not so sure. Here is what Krauthammer’s article points out: Researchers in Sweden report that antioxidants make cancers worse…
Mr. Nye talked about the joy that new scientific discoveries and human advancements bring him. Mr. Ham pointed out that, according to evolution, when we die we just dissolve into nothing for all eternity so what’s the point of taking joy in anything? Christianity, on the other hand, rejoices in making new discoveries about the world…
Mirror Neurons 