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Minister’s Message: Showing compassion beyond crisis mode
Crisis mode, while terrifying, brings out a collective care for one another that is beautiful to witness in…
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Unhinged Alaska: Helpful tips for those contemplating a high seas cruise
It’s not at all unusual being asked by distant relatives if I think it’s safe for them to…
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A Kind and Sensitive Man: The Rex Hanks Story — Part 3
After working and searching for a couple of months, he found property that pleased him near the waterfall…
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A Kind and Sensitive Man: The Rex Hanks Story — Part 2
By the end of 1958, the little graveyard’s inhabitants numbered four.
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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: April is Poetry Month …
T.S. Eliot had it right: April is the cruelest month
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Minister’s Message: A stranger to hate
There are days when my sanity literally cannot bear the news of some of the stuff going on…
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Powerful truth of resurrection reverberates even today
Don’t let the resurrection of Jesus become old news
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A Kind and Sensitive Man: The Rex Hanks Story — Part 1
The main action of this story takes place in Happy Valley, located between Anchor Point and Ninilchik on…
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Minister’s Message: How to grow old and not waste your life
At its core, the Bible speaks a great deal about the time allotted for one’s life
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Fresh Start: The Grönroos Family Story— Part 2
The five-member Grönroos family immigrated from Finland to Alaska in 1903 and 1904
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Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes they come back
This following historical incident resurfaced during dinner last week when we were matching, “Hey, do you remember when…?”…
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Fresh Start: The Grönroos Family Story — Part 1
The Grönroos family settled just north of the mouth of the Anchor River
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Minister’s Message: Finding a common thread among celebrations
This year brought an amazing opportunity for folks around the world to experience the stories, traditions and messages…
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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: The kids came back
I miss having kids around to do an egg coloring day
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Hometown Booster: The W.R. Benson Story — Part 3
William Raymond “W.R.” Benson was certainly not shy about sharing either his beliefs or his ideas
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Minister’s Message: Appreciating the value of your life
What would you be willing to give to save your life?
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Minister’s Message: The sound of God’s voice
In all my desperate prayers, I sometimes forget that God has spoken definitively already
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Hometown Booster: The W.R. Benson Story — Part 2
W.R. Benson was a mover and a shaker throughout his life, but particularly so in Alaska
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Hometown Booster: The W.R. Benson Story — Part 1
W.R. Benson was a man almost constantly in motion
