Having worked for many years on a rice farm in Arkansas, I am purist when it comes to rice. My favorite is Riceland rice – specifically conditioned rice from Riceland Foods.

The Artemis 2 crew will land today in a spectacular round trip to the moon and back. They flew farther away from the earth than humans have ever traveled and recorded videos of sights seen by few human eyes as they traversed the backside of the moon that always faces away from the earth.

I watched a lot of strikeouts.   The coach played college ball. A firm believer in the efficacy of the game. “Teaches one to manage failure,” says he.

Today is Good Friday. This day begins the turning point of all of human history.

We begin another Holy Week which reaches the ultimate in brutality with the crucifixion of Jesus, but also the ultimate in victory in His resurrection.

Ascension Lutheran School Website https://www.ascension-lcms.org/gradeschool Come join the fun on Saturday, April 11 from 10-11:30am. Bounce house, games, prizes and food as we tour the new School opening the August 19, 2026.

The irrigation pump failed to prime. Again. For the second year in a row.

Dr. Caroline Fleck - Validation She is not a theologian, or does she write from any religious perspective and yet what she has to say is universally useful for anyone who would like to help people grow and change.

The longest Psalm in the Bible is Psalm 119 with 176 verses and the shortest comes shortly before it with only 2 verses. Psalm 117 is not only short but it calls out to non-Jewish people of that day.

Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?