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Religion

Church display honors local veterans

In honor of Veterans Day, First Lutheran Church in Minot has installed a display of World War I and II memorabilia that highlight the sacrifices of congregational and Ward County service members. The display will be in place through Nov. 21. Among the items is a Blue Star Banner sewn by ...

What’s so Important about worship?

We commonly hear the word “worship” as part of our church involvement. I sometimes wonder if we understand what that word really means. Since there are 188 references to worship in the Bible there are clues about what worship is, why we worship, when and how people worshipped in Bible ...

Minot church to take Christmas shoebox drop-offs

Journey Church in Minot is serving as the collection point in Minot for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts filled with school supplies, hygiene items and toys to children ...

REFLECTIONS: Being thankful and trusting Creator

I’ve been overwhelmed, thankful and encouraged by the calls, cards and emails I’ve received from you, my readers, after I told you I was having back surgery. Doctors told me that this surgery had the potential to cause a lot of initial pain and the doctor even told my family after surgery ...

Church display recalls Høstfest history

Minot’s annual Norsk Høstfest celebration traces its roots to four Lutheran churches that heeded the call of their bishop 47 years ago to celebrate the anniversary of Norwegian immigration to America. Documents from the celebration that became Norsk Høstfest were uncovered at First ...

REFLECTIONS: Why do we experience so much turmoil in life?

We talk about God and we read about God and go to church and hear about God but, who is He and what is He like? You might have heard that God is good. That causes us to ask a second question: If God is good, why do we have so many troubles in this world? Let’s explore that question by first ...