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Bible Truth or Tradition: Who is “the Lord” God in the Old Testament?

In a previous article, we looked at the personal name of God in the Hebrew Old Testament “YHWH” or “Yahweh.” According to learnhebrewforchristians.com website, when the Hebrew Bible was read aloud in ancient Israel, every time readers encountered the four-letter name “YHWH” they would say “Adonai”— out of reverence so deep that the divine name “YHWH” was considered too holy to pronounce. The word “Adonai” means “My Lord” or “My Master,” using a special plural form that intensifies the concept of lordship beyond any human authority. It comes from the ...

EMPTY NEST

Pushing Cows With “Kill-Pen” Horses Yee Haw! I've never seen anything like it in Iowa. Ginnie and I and Ginnie's granddaughter, Aria, were invited to the Suzanne and Adam Lange farm (or ranch) north of Burlington to watch them move 200 head of Angus cattle from one pasture to another, riding kill-pen horses (horses that were headed for slaughter). Yep, not by ATV, or on foot (like we used to do it), but by rescue horses, cowboy style, the cattle were pushed or herded to fresh grazing ground. The old horses loved it as did the riders. The Lange farm is some of the most beautiful ...

Are you chasing false Gods?

My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore. A reporter at his local newspaper for over half a century, he had turned down offers to work for more glamorous publications, among them Sports Illustrated and The ...

Spoiled socialists

More young people vote for socialists. They believe socialism is good for the poor, and "pro-working class." But is it? In my new video, Leyla Taghiyeva, my latest Stossel Fellow, interviews psychologist Rob Henderson, who points out that few poor people want socialism: "When you ...

RAGBRAI rolls through State Center July 22

In only two weeks, a sea of bikes will make its way through State Center as they roll through to the overnight town of Marshalltown on Wednesday, July 22. Over the next few weeks, our goal is to prepare community residents and visitors for what to expect to avoid any surprises and make a ...

Values and life goals

What do values and life goals have to do with emotional health and well-being? Values and goals act like an inner compass that guide your decisions and actions as you manage the questions and challenges of everyday life. They can keep you emotionally safe, smart, and steady and they help to give your efforts and activities meaning. When you are pursuing your valued life goals you can feel your are accomplishing important and meaningful things. One way that values protect your emotional health is when you are faced with inner conflict—for instance, think about a time you forgot to ...