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Mass shooting anniversary overshadowed in Texas Senate race

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The one-year anniversary of a Texas church shooting that was the deadliest in U.S. history falls on the eve of next week's midterm deciding the state's hotly contested race between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. Yet the candidates seldom reference the tragedy on the campaign trail. A gunman with an AR-15 style rifle rampaged through a rural church outside San Antonio on Nov. 5, 2017, killing 25 people. That massacre and another mass shooting that left 10 dead about six months later at a high school near Houston hardly ever ...

Starting over is a lifestyle

The topic of regrets is not particularly comfortable, but so critical. It’s easy to find yourself stuck in an endless cycle of longing and regret. Many people live in this cycle day after day. And it saps our energy and our ability to engage in the opportunities we are currently blessed with. That is the difficult news. The good news is regret does not have to be the finish line. Regret can be the starting line to a closer relationship with God and a healthier future.   In the book “Starting Over” by Dave and Jon Ferguson, they share a three-step process to move and live beyond ...

First Assembly of God to offer parenting conference on Nov. 3

First Assembly of God Church in Minot, located at 1805 2nd Street SE, will be hosting a parenting conference on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost of the conference will be $20 per person if people pre-register and $30 per person at the door. Lunch will be provided. The guest speaker will be Mark Entzminger, national director of children’s ministries for the Assemblies of God. People can pre-register at Minotfirst.com They can call for more information at 838-1111.

Issue of married Catholic priests gains traction under pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican copes with the growing clergy sex abuse scandal and declining number of priests worldwide, it is laying the groundwork to open formal debate on an issue that has long been taboo: opening up the priesthood to married men in parts of the world where clergy are scarce. Pope Francis has convened a meeting of South American bishops next year focusing on the plight of the church in the Amazon, a vast territory served by far too few priests. During that synod, the question of ordaining married men of proven virtue — so-called "viri probati" — is ...

Grass or weeds?

Five years ago, I was talking to a friend about our lawn. He is in the lawn care business and he offered me this timeless advice, “There are two ways to have a nice lawn. One way is to remove all the weeds. The other is to grow your grass so thick there is no room for weeds.” When he said that a bright and jarring light bulb went off in me. If we want to live a high-impact, lasting-legacy life we must intentionally put God’s word, the Bible, into our minds daily so that weeds do not overtake our thinking. We can let those around us determine our worth based on our looks, ...

Annual fair trade fair chance sale

The annual fair trade fair chance local and global sale will be held at Bread of Life Lutheran Church, Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. Bread of Life is located at 1415 17th Avenue SW in Minot. This sale benefits women’s craft cooperative of SERRV International from around the world along with our local artisans who will be selling their works. Local crafters being featured this year are “Wood Designs” created by Caroline Clouse; “Garden Art & Plate Flowers” crafted by Denise Matson; Prairie Sky Breads baked by Travis Gerjets; “Live Plants grown by Lila Streifel ...