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The Ig Nobel Prize is a satiric prize offered annually since 1991, a pun on the actual Nobel Prize awarded in Sweden every year. The ignoble nature of these actual prizes aims to honor unusual achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make…
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All pastors have had a “first year,” and some of the lessons and experiences in that first year will likely make up the initial core snowball that will eventually roll into a large circular mound of snow 25 years later. One lesson or somewhat common…
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St. Paul youth transform new Camp Shalom cabins with brushstrokes and paint. In late January, a group of St. Paul youth packed their bags and art supplies and made the 42-mile drive to Maquoketa to spend the weekend creating artwork that will plant s…
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A recent news story reported research on a relatively new artificial sweetener. It gave the results of the study, but a majority of the story quoted the scientists on another point. They cautioned readers about how much they still don’t know about th…
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I love to try and wrap my head around things I don’t understand, to learn something about all that I don’t know. Usually this journey is rewarding; sometimes it’s fruitless, though, leaving little more than an empty feeling. Case in point: vandalism….
A big welcome to Brittany Guy as St. Paul’s new childcare team leader. She comes on board following the recent resignation of long-time team leader, Teresa Whitbeck, who served with outstanding dedication for 18 years. Brittany previously taught for…
At 5:30 p.m., the doors swing open. The line of more than a dozen people files in. More people will follow soon. Signs with arrows point you through the two turns to find the Zion Meal Site. The guests line up and wait for the evening’s announcements…
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After 26 years of combined service, two long-time St. Paul staff members plan for retirement next week. Paula Durham, business office manager Paula started her career in Information Technology as a systems/project manager designing computer systems….
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With people around the world, I have been reading and listening to news stories about last week’s earthquake in Syria and Turkey. I’ve been struck by images of entire blocks and cities destroyed, more than 35,000 people dead, and scores of others inj…
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Laura joins the staff as business manager after many years of serving St. Paul in numerous volunteer and leadership capacities including chairing the Finance and Personnel Committees, WELCA Treasurer, and Book Corner volunteer. She has spent much of…
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When is the last time you might say you were in awe of something? Can you think of the last experience or situation that caused you to utter the word “wow”? Maybe it was when you looked outside your window this morning to see a fresh coat of white sn…
Attempts and desires to predict the future are likely as ancient as the human brain itself. Wonderings or anxieties about potential good or bad fortunes heading our way arouse within us a desire to know now what will happen tomorrow, next week, or te…