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God created us a spirit exactly like Himself. He gave us a soul and manufactured an earth-suit for our journey here. We are a triune being but unlike God, earth dwelling brings up a fourth dimension of reckoning: Culture’s Learned Responses. A comedian once noted, “Getting through life is like running through a pasture without stepping in something.” John Denver sang, “Life is a funny, funny riddle.” Apostle Paul lamented, “What am I doing? What I want to do, I don’t do. What I don’t want to do,...
With the on set of warmer temps I invite you to come with me on a short trip to 1968 and visit a couple of “cool” events in my past. As related in an earlier story, “The Blizzard of 1968”, Fairbanks, Alaska was visited with one of the largest snowfalls seen in recorded history for the state. So far as I know the 16 feet of new snow deposited by one storm was the most ever recorded since the Ice Age. Another first was soon to follow. The coldest time of the year in Fairbanks usually comes i...
A new political action group has been formed in our state known as Nebraska First. As you may have guessed, the name closely resembles former president Donald Trump’s political slogan, Make America Great Again (MAGA), except that this one is specific to the State of Nebraska. The founder of Nebraska First is former gubernatorial candidate, Charles W. Herbster. Nebraska First has asked all State Senators as well as candidates for the State Legislature to sign a pledge for greater transparency i...
Every August, I always enjoy travelling the state to visit directly with Nebraskans. Taking a moment to speak with constituents, listen to their concerns, and talk about how we can best serve them is an important part of my job. This year, I had the opportunity to travel through the western portion of our state and visit with folks in ten different communities. We started our travels in Gordon, where I visited the First National Bank of Gordon. The bank, like many other community banks across...
Queen Elizabeth passed away last week, Thursday, September 8, 2022, at 96. She was born on April 21, 1926, and had one sibling, a younger sister named Margaret, born August 21, 1930. When ten, Elizabeth discovered she was next in line to inherit England’s throne, whenever her father, King George VI, would pass away. Eight-year-old Margaret asked Elizabeth, “Does this mean you have to be the next Queen?” Elizabeth replied, “Someday.” Margaret said, “Poor you.” When a child, Elizabeth und...
Fifty years ago, women’s volleyball wasn’t even a varsity sport at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Fast forward a half century, and Nebraska volleyball is must-see entertainment. Matches at the Devaney Center are standing room only. The Huskers again led the nation in home attendance last year with crowds averaging over 8,200 per match. And their national championship match against Wisconsin in December broke collegiate volleyball records for both in-person attendance (18,755) and TV v...
Ah! September!! It is just like Father to start a new year with a bountiful harvest and a time of rest and rejoicing. As a youngster, I loved September. Haying was finished. Stacks were set aside for winter feeding and the baled hay was ready for sale. Snow fences were shored up for winter snows. Cattle were brought home from summer pasture. Bulls were penned, older cows culled and steers separated for October shipping. A choice steer was selected for butchering. I would be off into Dick & Jane...
The ability to tell stories is among the traits I inherited from my dad, Calvin Kenneth Sunderland. Among his many skills was the ability to communicate with both the written and spoken word. I asked him how and where he learned to communicate so well. He laughed and said, “It’s a family trait. My dad, his dad and as far back as we can trace were all story tellers. At family gatherings they would try to out do each other. Don’t worry son, as you grow and mature you’ll be just like the rest of th...
My wife and I did something recently that we’ve never done before. It was my niece’s wedding. I haven’t seen her for about 16 years, since losing my daughter. We connected over time with similar interests in other places and people. Mission experiences have a way of changing a person. And she did, as did I. In the nearly 29 years we’ve been married, we’ve traveled here and there, mostly regional locations — day trips stretched into a few days at a time — but we’ve never flown together. Now,...
Two weeks ago, I addressed the reset at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to their failure to adequately guide the American public through the COVID-19 outbreak, and last week I addressed how the military has failed to adjust their policies to the facts about the COVID-19 vaccinations and natural immunity. So, today I would like to focus my attention on the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approved a new booster shot last week. Because of this latest...
“For God honors a man according to his work, and makes man to find a reward according to his way.” Job 34:11; Psalm 62:12; Hebrews 11:6 Honor is a character trait found hidden in the hearts of true patriots; those who value something bigger than themselves and willingly work for it, demonstrate it and even die for it. These United States of America were founded on honoring God, solving people problems and hard, innovative, creative work. Let us take this moment to give honor where honor is due...
We take computers for granted. We text, talk, do research and spend too much time sitting on our duffs in front of them. It wasn’t always like that. In 1966 a major change in the way newspapers are produced was previewed. The first computerized typesetting machine was field tested at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. C.W. Sneddon, the owner, was always eager to try new technology and IBM accepted his offer. IBM combined a keystroke capture system with a Selectric typewriter and added a punch tape...
I often say one of Nebraska’s most precious resources is our children. They represent the next generation of great entrepreneurs, family farmers, doctors, police officers – you name it – that make our state the incredible place that it is. For this, they deserve our full support and care. This is especially true for foster kids, who unfortunately face significant hardships. It’s estimated on any given day, there are 3,000 children in foster care in Nebraska alone. In many circumstances, childre...
Vaclav Smil was born in 1943, during World War II, in Czechoslovakia, in the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. As a teenager, Smil's parents expected him to chop wood, every four hours, to keep the fires burning in the house's three stoves, “one downstairs and two up.” One writer suspected that Smil may have thought then that “this is hardly an efficient way to live.” A bright student, with a strong work ethic, Smil left his small hometown in the Bohemian forest and made his way to...
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have ordained praise (strength),” Psalm 8. See also wisdom Proverbs 8. Three to five year-old children are like little sponges, soaking up every bit of information around them. Sorting out proper responses may cause their psychology and intellectual information to collide in social situations. However, their emotions (coping devices) are rock solid. A Sunday School teacher asked her class, “What is a lie?” Instantly a little boy replied in a confident...
Recently, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced plans to overhaul the organization due to major public mistakes it made throughout the days of the COVID-19 pandemic. This upheaval at the CDC comes as no surprise to me, because many of the truths I have shared with my readers about COVID-19 and the vaccinations over the course of the past three years were falsely rejected by the CDC even though the facts said otherwise. The CDC has been proven wrong on so many...
Several years ago, I was scolded by a friend when I did a u-turn on a street I thought was empty and he didn’t see my bike. Oddly enough, some time later, I almost laid down the same bike to avoid a collision in a very touchy intersection. No, it wasn’t a motorcycle. It was the other two-wheeled variety. It wasn’t clumsiness. It was the risk of riding on a city street. (P.S.: I don't ride that bike much anymore.) Not long after that I heard a proposal for cyclists to have softer rules at an in...
With the permission of my wife, of course. So buckle up and prepare for another series of politically incorrect articles. After watching the serious over reach of the enforcement arm of the Democratic Party In Power, aka FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a Lago residence, I can not remain silent. Yes, this might be dangerous as it could induce the radical left into requesting their army of political correctness enforcers to raid my home, subject me to a strip search and put me...
The following words were written on the wall of an insane asylum: The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell. It goes beyond the highest star and reaches to the lowest hell. The guilty pair, bowed down with care God gave His Son to win. His erring child He reconciled and pardoned from his sin. Could we with ink the ocean fill and were the skies of parchment made. Were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade. To write the love of God above would drain...
These are now the dog days of summer and that means that it is also time to go to the fair. For the past three weeks fairs have been going on all throughout the nine counties which comprise legislative district 47. When our boys were growing up, the county fair was always a highlight of the summer. The county fair presents young people with great opportunities to put their various talents and abilities on display. Those in 4H and FFA can enter the animals that they have fed and groomed all year...
When I was much younger, I read a book about a future where the ratio of workers to available positions was so upside down, workers committed an hour per week, not the 40 hours that’s the standard now. It was also a time when that $600 weekly paycheck took care of most of a person’s obligations. The story line also included, shall we say, social identity that allows a person to enter a store or travel out of his or her community. It almost sounds familiar. Prior to that there were the books “19...
Three weeks ago, on July 31, 2022, the former Boston Celtics’ imposing center, Bill Russell, passed away, at age eighty-eight. Over thirteen seasons at Boston, from 1957 to 1969, he collected a total of eleven championship rings, a record never since eclipsed or matched. When he retired in 1969, he moved to Mercer Island, in Seattle, Washington, and it was there he passed away. For fifty-three years, he enjoyed a well-deserved retirement in the cool Pacific Northwest, although he coached s...
Nebraska is experiencing terrific growth. We’ve seen big success creating jobs, cutting taxes, and attracting investment to our state. This week, I’m hosting Nebraska’s Ag and Economic Development Summit in Kearney. The Summit convenes key leaders from across the state to discuss how to build on our strong momentum. Over the course of the Summit, we’ll dive into the challenges and opportunities we face as a state. Some topics are familiar: developing our workforce, opening new markets for Nebras...
The Love Life is not Pollyanna or wimpy. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind,” 2 Timothy 1:7 Holy Spirit is power. God IS love. Jesus, the Master of self. Without Him we can do nothing, but with Holy Spirit guidance, Father’s love and Jesus’ example of self-mastery we are more than conquerors by the Anointing of the Anointed One (Messiah/Christ). Loving as Jesus loved takes authority over one’s spirit, self and circumstances of the day. Mark 4:17-19 r...
If you or a loved one has traveled recently, you’ve likely experienced flight delays or cancelations. A combination of factors has disrupted our air travel system. According to the latest federal data, an astounding 88,161 flights were canceled from January to May this year. But it’s not just the inconvenience of cancellations or delays that are concerning. One factor contributing to the travel difficulties is the lack of available pilots, which has forced many airlines to reduce the volume of...
