Sister of Eve
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nana made our clothes until her hands couldn’t hold the thread. She dedicated her downstairs living room to the craft: pins and needles scattered across …
Tagged: religion
A few thoughts… on holy holidays
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” asserts the song. The reference of lyricists Edward Pola and George Wyle and performer Andy Williams was, …
Let’s talk about vampires
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I blame Twilight on the Puritans. Vampires have featured in American culture and media for centuries, but never more so than in the past 50 …
The un-wokeness of Christian nationalism
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
Sometimes, ignorance breeds irony. Irony comes from a Greek word, eirôneia, which means “feigned ignorance.“
One such example may be the “woke” cultural phenomenon. …
A story of resilience
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Ellen Weissman never used to worry about expressing her Jewish identity.
For years, it was suffused into the rhythms of everyday life. Even as she …
Bless this hunt: The many ways we prepare for a successful elk season
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last Sunday, I found myself at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for the Blessing of the Hunters. I saw the event online, advertised as a …
The ‘logic’ of anti-abortion extremism ain’t pretty
By Nick Gier
Reader Staff
“It is absurd to call a fertilized ovum a baby.” —Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain
Only just recently pro-lifers have argued that abortions should be allowed …
Does Mike Pence have the patience of Job?
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“I form the light, and create darkness.
I make peace, and create evil.
I the Lord do all these things.”
—Isaiah 45:7 (KJV)
“God moves …
A belated Easter message
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Easter was late this year, and the date changes every year according to an astronomical calculation. After much controversy in the early church, it was …
Easter thoughts from local church representatives
What is the most important word for Easter? Love
By Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
It seems the more I digest the mysteries surrounding the declaration of eternal life made by …
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