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A veteran newspaper editor was once quoted as saying, “A wise use of the garbage can is the secret to successful editing.” Cutting, chopping, and pitching unimportant sentences and details can be painful but helpful when finishing an article or column. But a wise use of the trash can is not only the secret to successful editing; it is the secret to successful living as well. I have to admit…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.   Luverne…

Grief is a powerful thing. It can, and often does, take control of our lives in ways we never thought possible. Much of the time we feel alone and as though no one understands how we are feeling and that no one can ever understand or help us through our grief. This past year I have been feeling this way. Since the beginning of 2025 up to today, I have lost 11 friends and loved ones to death;…

In a world that often dismisses sin as outdated or irrelevant, the Bible consistently reminds us that sin is no small matter to God. His holiness demands justice, and his perfect righteousness cannot overlook rebellion, pride, or disobedience. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals that God’s judgment against sin is real, certain and unavoidable. “The soul who sins shall die” (Ezekiel 18:…

I love coffee. Not just in the winter, but all year having the warm caffeine flowing through my body is truly a joy. The caffeine that courses through me is much appreciated with having three adventurous kids so I can stay awake (and alive?). Could I have an addiction to it? Possibly. However, I will leave that issue on the table for now. Whether you like coffee, energy drinks, or whatever else…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.   Luverne…

I would suspect that many of us visited the Rock County Fair this year. You know, that magical place where the smell of food mixes with livestock and maybe a bit of regret. Where you tell yourself, “I’m just here to look around,” but somehow end up with a giant plate of Rib-Tickler in one hand and a cone from RC Dairy Ice Cream Shack the size of Mt. Everest in the other. Now, I don’t know about…

Recently I have found myself complaining too much about the state that I live in. This is not a political article, but because of some possible political laws that could happen, a weird tax on my shipping packages that is supposed to help our roads (don’t get me talking about Highway 75), and some other inconveniences, it has come up in my mind the possibility of moving. Don’t worry, Living Rock…

After 15 years of planning and member prayers, Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick is undergoing an estimated $800,000 construction project that will see the church cut almost in half before being rebuilt. Two weeks ago, Cleveringa Construction of Luverne began demolishing the narthex constructed in 1974, making way for a new narthex complete with additional bathrooms and an elevator. Pastor Ed…

Let’s look at a subject that so many of us have prayed about at some point in our lives – God’s timing. Specifically, how it is almost never our timing. And how incredibly frustrating that can be. Let’s be honest, we’ve all prayed those “Lord, please do this by Friday at 7:00 p.m.” prayers. Oh, I know you have! Do we think God is in heaven taking appointments like some sort of divine doctor’s…

The Blue Mounds Baptist Church will lease space in the former Dragonfly building on East Main Street starting April 1. Pastor Jeremy Jacob, Luverne, is leading the new congregation as a “church plant” from East Side Baptist Church in Sioux Falls. “I prayed the Lord would give us a store front,” Jacob said. “That’s where the city is and that’s where the people are.” The church is leasing the…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.   Luverne…

Ever feel as if you missed out on something? You are hungry for that brownie, but the kids ate the last ones. You missed getting through the green stoplight by that much and now have to wait for the train, which is in slow motion. The person in front of you won the store giveaway. Missed it by that much. The sale ended the day before. Really? Ever since you were born a day late or a day early?…

Recently I have been reading a book called “Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis. The premise of the book is about a superior demon named Screwtape who is writing letters to a demon-in-training named Wormwood. The goal of these letters is to help Wormwood to destroy his “subject,” who is a Christian. The book was written in 1940 and is still very applicable today. However, while I will never be able…

More than a dozen quilters at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne are making sure people have a warm place to sleep at night. Grace Quilters recently sent 36 quilts to California residents who lost their homes and personal belongings to recent wildfires. Three “scrappy” quilts, as the group calls them, were included in the bunch. The tops are pieced together from scraps of traditional quilt…

Imagine a book that is at once beautifully bound and yet deadly to hold? Such a book would be quite the epitome and symbol of deadly knowledge, wouldn’t it? Like a cursed object one might encounter in a fantasy novel. But this isn’t fiction, it’s real and there isn’t only one. Thousands of such books, bound with vibrant green covers, were produced in the 19th century. Their unique and tantalizing…