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Living on the corner of two of the busiest streets in Bismarck, I am treated to the constant sound of sirens, trains, and drivers (usually male) who want to make as much noise as possible with their vehicle. Never mind the usual cacophony of the day. Noise and bustle and “look at me!” all while I …

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying. –Martin Luther Between getting up in the morning and going to sleep at night, you and I must make up our own mind what we believe. Putting off for tomorrow by simply not considering it in the business …

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.”  – Matthew 22:1-3 I came to realize this …

The concept of wisdom, in the Bible, is not what you might expect.1 Over in the wastelands of Facebook, a comment on the divorce rate among Christians being the same as non-Christians brought on a discussion of polling methods, inaccurate data, and so forth. One person noted that when he attended college at Wheaton, the …

Several months ago, I watched Frontline’s report entitled Digital Nation. I admit I came to it with a preconceived notion that these darn kids and their digital lives were no good. While I like gadgets and have plenty of my own that I’ve integrated into my life, I still come from a generation in which email didn’t …