The scope of the ceremony was limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the lights of a six-foot Hanukkah menorah in Dakota Square Mall shone as brightly as ever following a lighting ceremony Monday evening. The Chabad Jewish Center of North Dakota in Fargo stated it is conducting this ...
The tension that exists between those who believe we should wear masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus and those who oppose them leaves us with an ideal illustration or parable for life. Perhaps you felt tension as you read the title of this article, wondering what opinion would be expressed about the topic. However, this is not an article to discuss coronavirus. It is, instead, an article to discuss the tensions we experience internally and externally because we humans wear masks – not the kind that cover our nose and mouth, but the kind that are meant to hide ...
“How did you do that?” asked the woman when I bragged that my husband and I were celebrating 50 years of marriage this summer. In a word, my answer is commitment. We didn’t take a trial time of living together to see if we were compatible. We didn’t go into marriage with the idea that if things didn’t work out, we’d just separate or get a divorce. When I walked down the aisle, I remember thinking to myself, “You’re doing this once. Take your time and walk slowly so that you never forget this beautiful moment.” You might be asking some other questions. ...
VELVA – Under sunny skies several volunteers were working in the garden, or gardens, this past Tuesday. At the Duane Brekke farmstead north of this city weeds were being pulled, some vegetables harvested and friendly conversation was heard. “It’s fun and it’s not even work because you ...
Dr. Marvin Mungle of Firm Foundations Ministries will be presenting a series of messages with plenty for the whole family, at Minot Baptist Church this week. The presentations began Wednesday and will also be held today and Friday at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday during the church’s regular services. Shirley Mungle will also have several of her home stitched bears as well as other items that are used to finance their ministries available, according to the church. The Wipper family, missionaries to Finland, will also give a presentation during the Sunday school hour. Sunday school is at ...
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church and volunteers have picked up some of the soup kitchens that had been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor Steve Oster said that he and Pastor Mark Frueh had begun thinking of the “What ifs” in regards to the novel coronavirus. Their answer ...
