Haunt the Block on Main Street was a Monster success again this year. This event is organized by the MCBD (Marshalltown Central Business District) led by Danielle Lekin and the businesses uptown. The weather was perfect for doing a little trick or treating and for trying out new Halloween ...
Adam Hamilton says Christians do not have to believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus. What do you think? When I received your question, I had to research who Adam Hamilton is. Hamilton is in Kansas (I live in Florida) who is a candidate for the US Senate. But I do not want this column to become political; so therefore my reply is delimited to “only" the theological nature of your question. Theologically, I am in full disagreement with Adam Hamilton on this, as my belief is that no true Christian can deny the virgin birth of Jesus. I suspect, being a politician he read a recent ...
If you step onto a shop floor in Council Bluffs, Wichita, St. Joseph, or Grand Island, you see the true engine of our regional economy: hardworking families dedicated to keeping our communities moving forward. At the Small Business Administration (SBA), our goal is to support that dedication ...
Watching the riots throughout France (the BBC laughably called them "mostly peaceful" while showing cities in flames, and U.S. media disagreed on whether they are the fault of the right or the left) made me think of the classic 1966 film "Is Paris Burning?" The plot was inspired by Adolf ...
Diana Newquist Parson, of Ottumwa, has terminal liver cancer. “We're all terminal,” she says. Diana, a writer, interviewed numerous women who were suffering from illness, grief or some other tragedy, converted their stories into free verse, and published them in her book “Dusty Women” (from “Ashes to Ashes... Dust to Dust...”) “Mary” is a poem from the book. I selected it because I too have driven that same route to the Mayo Clinic and had similar feelings. “Dusty Women” can be found on Amazon along with Diana's other books. Mary by Diana Newquist Parson Scenes we ...
William Tyndale was one of the most influential figures of the Protestant Reformation because he fundamentally broke the Catholic Church’s monopoly on Scripture in England. By translating the Bible directly into English and smuggling it to the masses, he radically decentralized religious authority. Tyndale aligned with and advanced the Protestant Reformation through several core actions and beliefs. A foundational pillar of the Protestant Reformation was Sola Scriptura—the belief that the Bible, not the Pope or Church tradition, is the ultimate authority for Christian faith and ...
