By Stan Friedman
ALEXANDRIA, MN (May 10, 2013) – Investigators into the Boston Marathon bombings continue to seek answers internationally to questions about the crime, but Covenanter Julie Miller, who crossed the finish line some 15 minutes before the explosions, has her own questions – for God and herself. Continue Reading »
By Stan Friedman
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 30, 2013) – Minnehaha Academy’s uncompromising pursuit of truth, love for students, and the integration of faith have been hallmarks of the school’s first 100 years and will continue to be so in the future. Continue Reading »
KENSINGTON, MN (April 4, 2013) – Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor David Wallin recently added to his pastoral duties in an unusual way in this rural town of some 230 people, as explained in this slightly edited version of a story that appeared in the community newspaper, the Hoffman Tribune. Continue Reading »
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 26, 2013) – Minnehaha Academy captured its first-ever Class 2A boys’ basketball state championship on Saturday with a last-second defensive stop that preserved the 56-54 victory over Litchfield. Continue Reading »
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 29, 2013) – Delegates to the Northwest Conference annual meeting on April 25-27 will celebrate the centennial anniversary of Minnehaha Academy, where the gathering will be held. Continue Reading »
By Stan Friedman
BEMIDJI, MN (January 23, 2013) – Darrell Auginash, a member of Bemidji Covenant Church, wants other First Nations people – the Anishinaabe Ojibwe (or Chippewa) – to forgive the United States government and others whose duplicity and racism led to so many deaths and continues to inflict trauma to this day. Continue Reading »
LOVELAND, CO (December 4, 2012) – Funeral services for Ann J. Carlson, 94, wife of retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Irving Carlson, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday , December 5, in Loveland. She died November 26. Continue Reading »
By Stan Friedman
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN (November 28, 2012) – Beatrice Wilson fled her poverty stricken, war-torn native Liberia a dozen years ago. She became something of a “grandmother” to many in the Liberian community that continued to settle in the Minneapolis area. Continue Reading »
By Cathy Norman Peterson
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 16, 2012) – When immigrant farmers started Bethlehem Covenant Church in Waverly, Nebraska, 130 years ago, they never envisioned the changes that would take place in their community in the ensuing decades. Continue Reading »
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 14, 2012) – Minnehaha Academy’s production of the critically acclaimed Broadway musical “Big River,” which is based on the characters of Huckelberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, gave students a special, though sometimes painful opportunity to reflect on modern-day race relations. Continue Reading »
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