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Minister’s Message: Building a successful spiritual life
The summer season means many things are going on. The long daylight hours and warm temperatures make for…
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Alaska Science Forum: A bird and a puzzling sound lead to discovery
I walked around outside our Two Rivers home early one morning, as I sometimes do. It was mid-May…
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Almond joy biscotti a deceptively easy treat
Easy-to-pack treat is not too sweet and better when you dunk them in milk
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Soldotna Alaska Stake to host historic Tabernacle Choir watch party
The anniversary performance marks a century since the choir’s first appearance on the stage in 1926
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Our Sunday best: Early churches of the central Kenai Peninsula — Part 3
AUTHOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story first appeared in May 2013 in the Redoubt Reporter. The…
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Minister’s Message: Where is Your Identity?
Doesn’t it seem we are constantly identifying ourselves? Whether you are showing your ID, supplying a password, moving…
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Alaska Science Forum time capsule: How to win the ice pool
Note: This Alaska Science Forum “time capsule” article was originally published on May 1, 1976. While employed at…
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Our Sunday best: Early churches of the central Kenai Peninsula — Part 2
AUTHOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story first appeared in May 2013 in the Redoubt Reporter. The…
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Minister’s Message: The changing seasons of life
This week, we are thankful for the warmer summer days after a cold winter. The seasons are changing.…
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Kenai Kite Festival soars to success with colorful skies and big crowds
The annual event returned to Millennium Square Park last weekend
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Minister’s Message: The Parachuting Padre
In the early hours of June 6, 1944, Allied troops descended into Normandy on D-Day. One of the…
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Our Sunday best: Early churches of the central Kenai Peninsula — Part 1
AUTHOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story first appeared in May 2013 in the Redoubt Reporter. The…
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The Killey mystery — Part 2
The name “Killey River”—spelled exactly as it is today—first appeared in print, as far as I can tell,…
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Minister’s Message: Sun’s return a reminder of all that is to come
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, with deep exasperation, “It’s been a…
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Time Capsule: The world according to a dog’s nose
Note: This Alaska Science Forum “Time Capsule” article was originally published on Sept. 28, 2023. You may see…
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Minister’s Message: Volcano watching
Recently, my kids made one of those classic science experiments: a clay volcano. They packed baking soda inside,…
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Minister’s Message: How to be humble
Fishing season is nearly upon us. With it comes early mornings and busy streets and long lines at…