by Herman Otten, Editor John Eidsmoe, a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel and pastor with the Assn. of Free Lutheran Congregations, has called attention to the fact that the year 2009 will be the 2000th anniversary of the Battle of Teutoberg Forest. Colonel Eidsmoe called Teutoberg Forest one of the most decisive battles in world […]
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As the team prepares for a milestone season, a group of experts selects the Greatest Eagles Players
By Ashley Fox Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Posted on Sun, Aug. 12, 2007 Steve Van Buren. The best ever. How do you judge? How do you cross eras and compare? Just what is universal, what is the tipping point, what is the criteria for such an honor as being named the best ever for a franchise […]
The Influence of the Colonial Clergy on Culture and Civil Government
Part One: Laying the American Cultural Foundation For over 167 years the American colonies were known as a bastion of religious liberty. Their very founding was based upon the desire of peoples whose religious beliefs required a life style and practice which was either forbidden or at best tolerated in their own country. The first […]
Eidsmoe, John: BAN ALL HOLY DAYS!
December 25 is now history, and the combatants in the "Christmas wars" have laid down their arms until next year. But the issues are far from resolved, and the conflict is far from over. Look for the guns to sound again come next December. The problem with a ban on "Merry Christmas" is that it […]
Eidsmoe, John: A CALL TO SOUTH DAKOTA VOTERS … FROM A SOUTH DAKOTA SON
I’ve always been proud to say I’m from South Dakota. From the stable farms and great pheasant country of eastern South Dakota, to the cattle range country west of the River and the four Presidents on Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota is America at its best. Dad was born and raised in Beresford, where […]
Eidsmoe, John: THE DOCTRINE OF INTERPOSITION IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
The doctrine of interposition has an interesting history in Christian theology. Understandably, it is often invoked when Christians believe themselves oppressed by a hostile government, and ignored or downplayed when the government seems favorable to Christianity. Always there is a tension between liberty and authority, and the Christian who believes in both liberty and authority […]
Kirk, Ronald: The Importance of Christian Character
Holiness, from the idea of clean in both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, essentially means whole. In the Biblical languages and English alike, holiness applied to men is a state of moral wholeness, integrity, and purity, as opposed to brokenness, damage, compromise, or pollution. Individual morality requires structural integrity to maintain wholeness. Character identifies the […]
Bob Nordskog: Honoring a Legend
(“Honoring a Legend: Powerboat Magazine Founder Bob Nordskog Inducted Into the Motorsports Hall of Fame” – reprinted from the August 1997 Special Commemorative Issue of Powerboat Magazine.) Some would say I’m not the best person to do this tribute to Bob because I only knew him for the last year and a half of his […]
The Lure of Powerboating
by Ted Kreiter (from The Saturday Evening Post Nov/Dec ’91) The boats get more powerful every year, but the true test remains man against the sea. Powerboats come in all sizes, and the owners and drivers are equally diverse. They range from President George Bush and former football quarterback Joe Theismann to the cast of […]
Boating News: 1965 Colorado River Nine Hour Enduro
Bob Nordskog wins his first big boat race in 1965 Colorado River Nine Hour Enduro. WHO SAYS THE “FACTORY TEAMS” CAN’T BE BEATEN IN A MAJOR MARATHON EVENT! BOB NORDSKOG, A 51-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER, TOPPLES THE FAVORITES AT PARKER, ARIZ. FEBRUARY 21 and the third running of the Colorado River Nine-Hour Enduro was a day and […]