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Reflections: Ashes on the Forehead: Get ready for Battle

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Over the years, I have found that people really like getting the blessed ashes on Ash Wednesday to kick off this important season. But why do we bother to get these ashes? What do they mean? Ashes are a sign of death and decay. So is something dying or decaying? Actually it is our sin or the evil within us that we want to put to death. Our culture loves to play the victim role identifying evil out there somewhere. For example if we could only eliminate this or that group, the world would be great. Well unfortunately it is not that simple. ...

Sturtz to speak at Minot Baptist Church

Evangelist Joseph Sturtz will speak this week at the Minot Baptist Church. He will speak at the 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. services on Sunday and at the 7 p.m. services Monday through Wednesday. The meeting is open to the public. The church describes him as a “gifted speaker who has brought humorous yet insightful messages in the past” and is expected to make listeners think about “your spiritual walk with God.” For more information, contact Pastor David Miller at 839-1351. The Minot Baptist Church is located at 500 46th Avenue NE.

Church perseveres after tornado blows its building apart

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — When it came time for Sunday services at First Pentecostal Church in Columbus, Mississippi, the congregation was ready but the church building had been blown apart by a tornado. So they picked up whatever furnishings they could salvage and held a prayer service outdoors — complete with a baptism in a portable baptismal pool. As several people took their turns being baptized, the Rev. Steve Blaylock, who has pastored the church for 23 years, spoke of how the church pulls together during challenging times. Earlier, during an interview, he gazed at the ...

Minot pastor Kent Hinkel leads groups on pilgrimages to Holy Land

Kent Hinkel made his first pilgrimage to Israel when he was a student in his last year of ministry training in 1994. “In the years now as a pastor, especially as a teaching pastor, I have found it invaluable to have immersion into the context of scripture – the land of the Bible. It’s ...

Are your relationships becoming ‘relationslips’?

One of my ongoing goals is to build new relationships and grow current relationships healthier. The longer I live, the more I realize the quality of our relationships determine the quality of our life. Relationship building is a skill we must continually practice, take risks in and improve upon. In Romans 12:9-10 of the Bible, we read three powerful relationship tips, “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Three key words are sincere, devoted and honor. Sincerity is required in ...

Rummage sale and bake sale on March 2 at Vincent United Methodist Church

Vincent United Methodist Women of Minot will hold a rummage sale and bake sale on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Customers are asked to use the south entrance to the church. The rummage and bake sale will also include a lunch of sandwiches and soup served from 11 a.m. until it is gone. Sweet treats and coffee will be served at 9 a.m. Big bargains will be available from 1 to 2 p.m. A bake sale will be held in conjunction with the rummage sale. Home baked buns, breads, bars, and cookies will be sold.