The evening is coming when children, and I use that term “children” loosely, will come to my door, dressed in costumes that range from cute to the macabre to the barely there. These little people will hold their bag of candy/ loot in front of me, and utter the phrase “Trick or Treat”.
What is faith? Is it about something inside yourself? Is it about something I have done or can do? God’s Word says that faith saves us. How? Is your faith strong enough to save you? What about in judgment before God? Have you done enough?
As I travel across the county, I hear many different concerns. Of course, inflation and crime are at the top of the list, but property taxes are at the top for most of us in Redwood County. As I read through the 900 plus page packet for county commissioners, one can see where the majority of the money is spent.
October is the month where everyone tries to scare me. They plant ghosts and goblins and witches and skeletons in their front yard.
To the editor: Global warning actions. A recent letter to the claims that carbon emissions were not the cause of global warming problems, and somehow Governor Walz actions are not helping either.
This election season you may have noticed ‘pro-choice’ campaign ads that state not allowing abortions for rape and incest is too ‘extreme’. But what about the ‘extreme’ act of deciding we are going to take an innocent child, who’s father committed a horrible crime, and subject that child to torture until he or she dies.
Warning: This column, starting with the title, will require some German. Even if you’re just reading silently, feel free to mispronounce them in your head.
I am writing this article in light of the upcoming mid-term elections, locally, state wide, and national. These elections this year are probably are the most crucial elections we have had for some time. There is great divisiveness among political parties at this point and we have decided to disagree with anyone or any thing that the other party proposes.
Our local farmers are harvesting their crops including corn. Half the corn that is grown in the U.S. is used to make ethanol – making sure farmers have a market and we have a strong economy. Keeping ethanol strong is also important to our way of life and the security of our nation. Ethanol and it’s biproducts provide many jobs in our area.
Friends have asked why I haven’t written about my four-year-old daughter. Some know me as a doting dad and conjectured that I was too deeply in love to make fun of her.