NAOMI DUNAVAN
STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT No one's mother really dies
Very beautiful words of wisdom and food for thought are often printed in a funeral service bulletin or one of those little obituary brochures. Phydella Bunny Bertsch was the mother of our good friend,...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 1:50 PM
IN THE SPIRIT: Is she talking to me? Hope so! 
Beth Moore simulcast to be seen April 24 in Grand ForksToward the end of Beth Moore’s latest book, she writes: “As we wrap things up around here, wouldn’t it be wonderful if the two of us could grab a table at a restaurant and sit right across from each other for a little while?”
By Naomi Dunavan , April 09, 2010
ONLINE EXTRA: Naomi Dunavan's Chocolate-Covered Cherries
Making chocolate-covered cherries becomes an art form and after a little practice, your homemade cherries will be even prettier than the ones you buy in a store.
By Herald Staff Report , March 16, 2010
Curl up with chocolate cherries and a book
For 38 years, I’ve had something in my possession that is quite near and dear to me. I’m looking at it right now.
By Naomi Dunavan , March 12, 2010
Love is good, but what is it, exactly?
So, what is this “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” besides a 1980 No. 1 hit for the English rock band Queen? By the way, that song has an incredibly superb dancing beat. I’ve been listening to it, and right now, I can barely sit still.
By Naomi Dunavan , February 12, 2010
Power of prayer
Youth from Valley Christian Center, Grand Forks, will vouch for the fact that God hears and answers prayer.
By Naomi Dunavan , January 08, 2010
Envisioning Bethlehem’s scene from our hayloft
As the story begins to play out in my mind, I climb the ladder to the hayloft to watch Bethlehem’s scene unfold through the hole where we poke hay down for the animals.
By Naomi Dunavan , December 23, 2009
Preparing the way
Those girls! They’ve been practicing like everything. They know what they’re wearing and how they’ll do their hair. I won’t mention butterflies because if I do, they might get them.
By Naomi Dunavan , December 11, 2009
NAOMI DUNAVAN: Dawning of a new day on the farm
The darkness of night still filled the room, but delicate light was beginning to peek in. When I awoke, something told me to rise from my bed and to raise the shade. From north to south, my eyes feasted on a pencil-thin emblazoned red stripe that lined the entire east horizon.
Stunning and heartwarming to say the least!
By Naomi Dunavan , November 13, 2009
College students: Check spiritual Pulse
Most churches have a children’s ministry and a youth ministry. But few and far between are those who have a ministry for those of college age.
“I would say roughly 10 percent of churches have a college ministry,” said Nick Hall, Fargo.
By Naomi Dunavan , October 09, 2009
There's a time to can and a time to jam
Hoeing and weeding the summer garden is done, and now, we’re in the fall throes of “clicking in the kitchen.” Lids are popping, telling us that the produce we’ve put inside those wide-mouth jars has sealed, is preserved and waiting for our winter-time tables.
By Naomi Dunavan , September 12, 2009
Shuffling off to Buffalo — 50 years ago!
One of my childhood notions was that people married 50 years were really, really old.
I’ve put that misconception behind me because I know couples married 70-some years, such as Rudolph and Katherine Walz, East Grand Forks, and Al and Irene Lindemoen, Grand Forks. They are in their 90s and still so young at heart.
By Naomi Dunavan , July 10, 2009
IN THE SPIRIT: Follow the path
Calvary Lutheran is ‘holy ground’ for seven seminarians.
By Naomi Dunavan , June 13, 2009
IN THE SPIRIT: You can't miss the Gaithers' Lovin' Life Tour
One of my dreams is coming true! The Gaithers are coming to town.
We don’t have to go to Fargo or Winnipeg. Both those trips were well worth it, but this time, we simply have to drive out to The Ralph on Arena Drive. You don’t know how long I’ve waited for this.
By Naomi Dunavan , May 09, 2009
IN THE SPIRIT: He has risen! And so have the waters
Last Saturday morning, the Rev. Deb Hanson received an e-mail from Curt Haugen. “Hauling gas for the generator,” it began. “No power at the church. We got the generator started before any water got on the floor. We can’t get to the church this morning to check as there is ice backed up along the Snake River, and we can’t get across with a boat anywhere. We won’t be able to have church for at least a couple of weeks.”
By Naomi Dunavan , April 11, 2009
IN THE SPIRIT: Can you sing ‘put your faith into one pair of hands’?
What a soggy week! When I walked in the yard, before the last blanket of white, my shoes left pockmarks in the spongy grass.
By Naomi Dunavan , March 28, 2009
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