We were focused on a basement remodeling project hoping to finish one part that evening when a neighbor ran into the house saying that one of our children had been hurt. Our focus shifted completely since no piece of sheetrock was as important as seeing that our child was tended to. We were ...

The “Back-to-School” season is upon us. For some, that brings anxious thoughts. For others, it is an exciting time – a time to meet new friends, foster existing relationships, participate in a wealth of enjoyable activities, and most importantly, an opportunity to engage in learning. ...

The Minot Christian Women will hold a luncheon from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 11 at the KC Club. The cost is $13. A women’s quartet, “High Maintenance” from Bottineau will give a mini concert. Judi Bauscher, Sioux Falls, S.D., will speak about “The Pictures of Life.” The KC ...

The question isn’t if we will have problems. The question is when will we and what will they be? Life is a journey full of twists and turns, leaving us with a decision to make: Who or where will we turn when problems come? What will we do? What direction will we take? One of my favorite ...

Like many parents, Merideth Sorenson and her husband, Troy, began thinking of names for their youngest child well before the due date. “We really didn’t have any good boy names picked out,” Sorenson says, despite not knowing the gender. But the girl name she favored ended up shelved ...

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Christian churches across the world are now using portable card readers or apps to take donations as people increasingly stop carrying cash on them. The Church of England says 16,000 religious sites now have access to portable card readers. In the U.S., hundreds ...