Opinion
Pastor's Blog - 'Waiting'
Luke 2:22-40
Greg Brown has a song called "Waiting." Everybody's waiting for something: the county fair; the return of a friend; a bus to take ... Why America usually succeeds, even when Presidents disappoint
Maybe we expect too much from our politicians.
Maybe we never were supposed to like our political leaders, even the ones we vote for.
I am as angry about the negative campaign of...
Pastor\'s Blog - Samuel, Nathaniel, and the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 2011, unanimously decided in favor of Hosannah-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church, a congregation in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Syn...
My midlife crisis: Going for the shiny new things
I'm one of those practical gals.
I grew up in a family where we didn't learn how to splurge, and don't even ASK for the shiny new things.
Then I grew up, got married, had...
The law to end all pathetically-named laws
The latest congressional circus involving the laws to regulate Internet piracy is just one more reminder of how out-of-touch Congress has become.
But there's a very simple soluti...
Going home, at home
When we moved back to Vinton in 2004, we were, in effect, moving “home.” We were moving back to Iowa, to my hometown, to the area we both grew up. Since we’ve been bac...
Pastor's Blog - What if???
Jan. 9, 2012-
This last weekend I got to watch a part of the Broncos vs. Steelers football game. I know that...
Explaining the late, warm, winter
It's time to put away the mitts, and get out the gloves.
Stocking caps -- if the weather folk are right -- will replace ball caps tonight as we finally have our first real taste...
Grumpy, the grouchy dwarf reads Vinton Today
Sometimes it's entertaining to read comments sent in by our readers, and so easy to click the little button that says, "Approved" and send the comments out for all of you to read.
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Causality: More evidence of the Creator God
What happens when you pop a balloon? Light a match? Write a letter? Build a car out of Legos? Feed your dog or cat?
Water the grass? Or, perish the tho...