Category: Presidential Perspectives

June 9, 2014

President Bugbee reacts to reelection

Editor’s note: President Robert Bugbee gave the following address on Sunday, following his reelection on Saturday. by Robert Bugbee I remember six years ago when I was first elected to this task that my very gracious predecessor gave me two days to think about what…

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April 24, 2014

The Emmaus Road

by Rev. Arron Gust On that first day of the resurrection it must have been a long, slow seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. That is, for Cleopas and the other guy. We don’t know much about the other guy, but some believe Cleopas to…

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April 23, 2014

Easter keeps you moving

by Robert Bugbee “Therefore, beloved brothers of mine, become firm, unmoveable people, overflowing in the Lord’s work always, knowing that your toil in the Lord is not for nothing” (1 Corinthians 15:58). You may recall scenes from the blockbuster film Titanic back in 1997. As…

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April 17, 2014

No Cross – No Crown!

by Paul Zabel “For narrow is the gate, and straight the way, that leads to life.” (Matthew 7:14) When I was attending the seminary in St. Louis, a popular gathering place for people was along the banks of the Mississippi River near the St. Louis…

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April 7, 2014

Selfless love

by Don Schiemann The Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year award for 2013 goes to the word “selfie.” The official definition given by Oxford is: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a…

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March 5, 2014

Are you worth your salt?

by Thomas Prachar It seems opinions are changing daily as to what foods are good for you and what can be harmful to your body. As kids, we would eat pistachio nuts and compare how red our fingers and lips would become. Now, it has…

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