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It’s Time to Tailgate!

Forget the presidential election noise, or the start of the school year. A crisp September Saturday in Iowa means only one thing to the entire state: It’s time to tailgate. The thing about growing up in a state with…

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Posted by: on Thursday, October 25th, 2012
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The Pigs in the (Swabian) Hall

(OK the title doesn’t quite make sense but I’m still going with it.) When I was back in Iowa for a few weeks this September, a story in the Des Moines Register about a local pig farmer doing some pretty out…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Categories: Worship | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

The Waldorf Food Truck Fest Brings Community Together (With Killer Tunes to Dine By)

When I brought a fellow Iowan, and soon-to-be new Vancouverite, to the Waldorf Hotel’s now-weekly Food Truck Festival meet-up, he looked around in awe. “You’re right, I never would have found this…

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Posted by: on Sunday, August 12th, 2012
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The Importance of Dessert

Meet Sarah Reinertsen our latest guest contributor.  The fortunate instance of a bus breakdown in the Himalayan foothills – after the bus driver tried unsuccessfully to fix the malfunction with a 2×4 and a hose –…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
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Black Garlic?

Meet Sarah Reinertsen our latest guest contributor.  The fortunate instance of a bus breakdown in the Himalayan foothills – after the bus driver tried unsuccessfully to fix the malfunction with a 2×4 and a…

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Posted by: on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: , , , | 5 Comments »

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