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February 15, 2019 midnight

A committed and true love

I know Valentine’s Day just passed us by but I couldn’t help shedding some light on what true love is according to the Bible.

Daily living in tune with God discussed at Lifetree Café
May 6, 2022 1 a.m.

Daily living in tune with God discussed at Lifetree Café

Conversations about life and faith

The truths of being a man
December 27, 2024 1 a.m.

The truths of being a man

Bonner County pastors share messages of faith and hope.

Governor to preview 2020 at Cd'A Chamber lunch
November 14, 2019 midnight

Governor to preview 2020 at Cd'A Chamber lunch

COEUR d’ALENE — The local business community will make time Thursday for a Little lunch.

University of Idaho researchers find correlation between pesticides and cancer
July 9, 2022 1 a.m.

University of Idaho researchers find correlation between pesticides and cancer

Two studies examine a possible relationship between cancer and pesticides in Idaho and 10 other Western states

Be the 'highlight reel' and exemplify God's love
March 28, 2025 1 a.m.

Be the 'highlight reel' and exemplify God's love

Bonner County pastors share messages of faith and hope.

Love does not seek its own
March 24, 2023 1 a.m.

Love does not seek its own

Bonner County pastors share messages of faith and hope.

Boundary Community Hospital has an eye on the future
May 19, 2021 1 a.m.

Boundary Community Hospital has an eye on the future

Preston Becker is proud of his hospital staff and how they rose to the challenges of the pandemic but wants to move beyond it.

December 30, 2010 6 a.m.

Face-to-face friends better than Facebook

My mom is better known for talking about her horse than making profound statements. However, last year she told me that one of the most important things to her in her life then (she was 75) was to have my 5-year-old daughter. Adeline, remember her name when she is gone.

September 8, 2022 1 a.m.

A brief look at Socratic thinking

It has been said that the teachings of the Socratic method is never likely to be popular because it doesn’t offer what most people think they want. The teachings don’t propose to make anyone richer or more famous. They don’t offer rewards after death. They don’t answer the questions that torment us, and they don’t confirm that we’re right about what we already think. What the teachings do offer is wisdom, but this good thing is always bought at the price of some discomfort. The human appetite for wisdom, and its tolerance for discomfort, has never been great, in ancient times or ours. (Excerpts from "The Socratic Method – A Practitioner’s Handbook" by Ward Farnsworth)

August 3, 2022 1 a.m.

Grace frees us from being our own bully

I was listening to a contemporary Christian radio station I like — Shine 104.9 — when I heard an announcer say something that was a verbal lightning bolt leaving an imprint in my mind. He said, “Grace frees us from being our own bully.”

Men's coach celebrates gender differences
October 29, 2017 1 a.m.

Men's coach celebrates gender differences

SANDPOINT — The topic of gender has always been explosive. Over the centuries, it has been a subject of supreme interest as the pendulum swings back and forth and the sexes strive to work out their roles at any given time.

Farmin-Stidwell group tackles litter problem
January 10, 2019 midnight

Farmin-Stidwell group tackles litter problem

SANDPOINT — Two Farmin-Stidwell Elementary students realized there was a problem with garbage on their playground, and subsequently made up flyers, a video, and held a meeting to recruit classmates to help with the problem by grabbing buckets and gloves to pick up the trash.

February 16, 2021 1 a.m.

Jokes, rubber chickens, relationship building and German chocolate cake?

In the Idaho Senate, the 15th order of business has turned into much more than just miscellaneous business and adjournment – with stories of cake, and stolen rubber chickens. It has become a time to lighten to mood as work continues, and opinions clash.

Emotions: Given by God
August 2, 2024 1 a.m.

Emotions: Given by God

Bonner County pastors share messages of faith and hope.

January 5, 2022 1 a.m.

A New Year's letter to God

God invites us to a real relationship

January 9, 2014 6 a.m.

Ogilvie's actions filled with kindness, compassion

It’s only been three years since I moved to Sandpoint to begin work as a local reporter, so there hasn’t been a time I haven’t worked with Marsha Ogilvie as a public official in some form or another.

November 18, 2016 midnight

The fingerprints of Alzheimer's, dementia

One of the current mantras of people working with other persons who live with dementia is “When you’ve met one person living with Alzheimer’s, you’ve met one person living with Alzheimer’s.” This is a catchy way to honor the uniqueness of every person living with dementia.

Keys to healthy relationships
July 12, 2024 1 a.m.

Keys to healthy relationships

Bonner County pastors share messages of faith and hope.

February 23, 2018 midnight

Redemptive redundancy is re-visited

Last week’s Geezer Forum was a memorable one. (“Memorable” is an ironic but intended adjective, given the topic was “Dementia Q & A”.) Nearly 60 people came to learn more about what dementia is and isn’t. PJ Christo, from the Alzheimer’s Association office in Coeur d’Alene was very helpful leading us through the complexities of dementia. Caregiving is one of those complexities.