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Finding Faith ... in learning to remove the log from our very own eyes first
EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2021 I began a new venture writing a newspaper column titled "Finding Faith" for the Forum Communications Co....
Feb 213 min read
Finding Faith ... in those who know how to wring everything out of life
You'd be forgiven if you don't know who Julia Hawkins is. Full disclosure: I didn't either until today. Julia Hawkins, who took up...
Oct 27, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in what I thought was going to be a baseball movie
This weekend I got tricked into watching a movie that I thought was a baseball movie, but actually was more of a faith movie with a side...
Mar 11, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in love, rather than the letter of the law
Last weekend North Carolina State swimmer Owen Lloyd was stripped of his conference title and a race victory for doing what any...
Mar 5, 20245 min read
Finding Faith ... in a football player who knows his own self worth
"But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear...
Jan 3, 20243 min read
Finding Faith ... in a pro athlete's genuine vulnerability to the media
I'd be lying if I told you that I knew who Drew Lock was before Monday night. Sure, somewhere in the recesses of the locker of useless...
Dec 20, 20235 min read
Finding Faith ... in the joy that the NFL's 'Tommy Cutlets' brings to our lives
"But Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) Undoubtedly,...
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Finding Faith ... in the joy had by moving our heaven-gifted bodies
This past weekend, my wife and I attended a pair of basketball games at our local state university, a men's and women's doubleheader of...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Softball party to celebrate longtime Wadena city league organizer Dale Miller who died last fall
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Baseball: Yellowjackets’ bats quieted by Spuds ace in 8-0 loss
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Girls basketball: Sauk Rapids-Rice upsets DL in intense section semifinal battle
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Boys basketball: Wolverines boys basketball earns 19th win, ties record for wins in a season
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Boys basketball: Wolverines dominate Panthers in 61-39 home win
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Gymnastics: McAllister claims state title in beam; reaches podium in the vault
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Press Clippings: ‘Highway 10 Hoops Preview’ hits the streets this week
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Press Clippings: Laker Book has a fresh new look
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Volleyball: Gravelle notches 1,000th assist in a milestone-heavy night for Wadena-Deer Creek
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Mrs. 600: Sue Volkmann joins exclusive 600-win club in Wadena-Deer Creek's sweep of Bertha-Hewitt
In August 2022 I was appointed the publisher of a group of three community newspapers, collectively known in Forum Communications Co. as...
Nov 30, 20236 min read
Mustangs smoke Beavers 93-68
I first started at the Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer as an intern in the summer of 1996. That would begin six years as a news reporter, sports...
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Beavers' post play sore spot again, lose 83-74
I first started at the Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer as an intern in the summer of 1996. That would begin six years as a news reporter, sports...
Nov 8, 20233 min read
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