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President of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod to speak in Fargo

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, president of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Faith in Action Mercy Conference on Oct. 27 in Fargo. This one-day event, held at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, 7151 15th St. S., Fargo, will bring Lutherans together to re-imagine the work of the mercy in the church, according to a press release. In addition to Harrison, featured presenters include Robert Stadler, author of “The Scientific Approach to Evolution”; as well as representatives from Orphan Grain Train, the Comfort Dog Ministry of Lutheran Church ...

Starting over

Karl Pillemer is a gerontologist at Cornell University. In 2011, he and his team interviewed 1,500 adults over the age of 65, asking them what haunts them the most about their life choices. He then wrote a book called “30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.” Here are the biggest regrets of those interviewed: — Not being careful enough when choosing a life partner. — Not resolving a family conflict or estrangement. Almost all of those interviewed who faced a rift with their child wished they had tried harder to reconcile, ask for forgiveness, ...

India bans instant divorce by Muslim men

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's government on Wednesday approved an ordinance to implement a top court ruling striking down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce. The government decision came after it failed to get approval from Parliament a year after the court ruled that the practice of allowing men to divorce by simply uttering the Arabic word for divorce — "talaq" — three times violated the constitutional rights of Muslim women. Most of the 170 million Muslims in India are Sunnis governed by the Muslim Personal Law for family matters and disputes. The laws ...

Why Humpty Dumpty? Part II

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty back together again.” What was Humpty Dumpty pursuing that led him to scale a dangerous wall? Was he in avid pursuit of popularity? Money and possessions? His dream position? Pleasure? I don’t think Humpty woke up one morning and said, “I’m going to climb a dangerous wall and hope I don’t fall to pieces.” I think he took a small step in that direction, then another, maybe a few more steps, then started jogging, and next thing there he ...

Men’s Winter Refuge seeks volunteer nurse

The Men’s Winter Refuge is seeking a licensed nurse who is available to volunteer four to five hours per week at the men’s homeless shelter. The shelter is open for six months, from Nov. 1 to April 30. Duties would include giving breathalyzer tests and doing intake interviews with new residents with an occasional follow-up interview. Hours would be in the evening, roughly between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. People who are interested or who would like more information are asked to contact either of the current volunteer nurses, Evie Probst, at 537-4032, or Nancy Vitko, at 720-9498.

First Baptist Church XYZ to meet Sept. 20

First Baptist Church XYZ, a non-denominational adult ministry for people in the 50-plus age group, will meet Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist. Dan and Andrea Klingbeil and Dean and Esther Redington will present the program “The Splendors of Italy.” Refreshments will be served.