Opinion
Letter to the Editor- Gas taxes
Dear Editor,
The legislature convened in January and should give serious consideration to the unanimous, bi-partisan recommendations of Governor Branstad's Transportation 2020 Commission r...
Super Ball vs. Super Bowl
It has happened so often that it’s practically part of the ecclesiastical calendar.
Each January, the pastors of churches (and at times the leaders of some non-church organizat...
\'The Housing Boom & Bust\' book review
Preface to a book Report on The Housing Boom and Bust by Dr. Thomas Sowell
Bio of Thomas Sowell author of The Housing Boom and Bust
Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economi...
Why to build the Keystone Pipeline NOW
To the Editor,
On November 30, Senate Republicans introduced legislation aimed at forcing the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipel...
Pastor\'s Blog - RECKLESS GRACE
An interpretation of the Story of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-24
It's dusk. The front porch light is on, just as it has been 24/7 for months and months. &n... A good bad day
May the worst of your days begin with tangled cords.
I had a bad day on Thursday. Or, in this era when my job as a journalist is the most fun it's ever been, it does not at all d...
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...