Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Like many of you, I’m very sad about Billy Graham passing away. Those who are younger will probably not have the familiar connection with him like some of us older folks, but nonetheless, I’m sure his books and recordings will continue having a beneficial impact on future generations. Throughout my childhood, I remember my parents always dialed in our old television set to watch Billy Graham evangelistic crusades and even though as a typical child I thought church services were somewhat boring, I would still sit and listen. In fact, I may not...
Often, when I am out and about I listen to someone who shares how much they miss a loved one who has died. It’s quite a transition in life when that person whom you laughed with, confided in, cried with, could call everyday on the telephone is no longer there. It hurts. It truly does- Even when we know they are with the Lord, now in a place where there is no toil or pain, just eternal peace.The emptiness, the void of them no longer being here brings an awful, just awful, aching feeling in our heart. We long to talk to someone, someone who c...
I really miss my grandkids. I miss them running up to me in church shouting, “Papa, I here!” I miss hearing Isaiah’s loud belly laugh when I zoomed him through the air like an airplane. I miss Auggie’s dancing blue eyes when he’d run towards me saying, Papa, papa, papa!” I guess I just wish they were closer by, like right next to me. I wonder what Jesus’ disciples were saying to one another as they were gathered together after Jesus’ death. “ Remember the time when everyone was jeering and shouting accusations at the adulterous woman...
In the book of the Gospel of John, chapter 11, verse 35, we read one of the shortest scripture passages in the Bible. "Jesus wept." Why would the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Creator of the heavens and the earth be crying, sobbing His heart out? His good friend, Lazarus, had died. And it hurt Jesus. Remember, Jesus is Divine, yet He was human. Jesus had feelings just like anyone else and because who better to relate to when our heart is breaking and aching inside? Could someone reading this be weeping into the night? Is anyone crying...
Thursday, February 1, found ladies from First Lutheran Church in New Rockford making Valentines for Veterans. A total of 89 valentines were created and will be given to veterans at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, Golden Acres in Carrington and the Veteran's Home of Lisbon, ND. This is a fun, worthwhile project, and next year they encourage more ladies to volunteer!...
I will never forget when our gracious Heavenly Father blessed my wife and I with our firstborn, a blue-eyed little girl. Even though I am alergic to apples, my little girl was the apple, and still is, the apple of my eye. It was during seminary that my daughter was born, and we had just been asked to pastor my first church. Besides the excitement we had over our first born, the members of this loving and compassionate church, were excited to have a baby in their congregation. She was the only one and was dearly cared for by all. On Christmas...
During Jesus’ ministry, the world was not a fun place to live. The Roman government occupied the nation, Herod was an ignorant, evil king, and Pontius Pilate wasn’t the thoughtful leader they so longed for. The first disciples were fishermen, working day and night, hard labor, to barely scrape by. Jesus passes by them, and says, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” They drop their nets and follow. It all seems sort of easy, but we know differently. The disciples had no charmed existence, and the person they followed ended up bein...
Sometimes, Scripture speaks for itself. There’s no need for explanation, as it’s so universal it’s for all those who read or hear it. This favorite Psalm is saying just that. The Psalms are written for all included in creation, no one is left out. For comfort, for assurance of being known and loved, read and meditate on Psalm 139. It’s for you! 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my wa...
Human beings are created for relationship. We need touch, a place to belong, and to be loved. There is no doubt that modern psychology has claimed this, as well as each of the world’s religions/philosophies. It’s such a basic truth for every person, it almost seems silly to claim, yet profound to admit. Loving and healthy relationships are where you can be yourself, which always includes your darkest side. The gospel of John includes many encounters of Jesus with a variety of people: insiders, outsiders, outcasts, religious leaders, skeptic...
Thousands of years before Jesus’ birth, the Old Testament prophet, Isaiah, begs God: “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down…!” (Isaiah 64.1) We too understand this cry, the deep desire that God would enter into our dark and lonely experience. That God would not sit so lofty on a throne that we cannot understand, we mortal humans can not touch or reason or even comprehend God’s grandeur. God does, in fact, tear open the heavens and come down. In his baptism, the heavens are torn open (Mark 1). In his crucifixion, the curtain i...
This time of year is full of expectations. Perfect decorations, perfect presents, perfect family pictures, perfectly warm feelings. The world is full of expectations, too. The expectation to be married with kids by the time you’re 25. The expectation to follow a certain path: college, work, marriage, kids, carefree empty nesting, glorious grand parenthood, retirement, etc. The expectation to make a good living. The expectation to live up to a standard, and to reveal that standard by how you dress, how your house looks, how well behaved...
