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Man’s Best Friend

by Tad Lindley I have a hard time sleeping in a tent in bear country. I am plagued by visions of the bear’s gaping maw pressing against the thin nylon of the tent until he finds […]

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Where Will You Be?

by Tad Lindley Recently I was talking with my good friend, and he said, “I always read your article every week.” Forgive me for having ego problems, but in my mind I reached around and […]

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Why a Manger?

by Tad Lindley When the angel came to the shepherds he gave them this message: “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto […]

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FB Christianity Attack File #27: If the Bible Says That Money Is the Root of All Evil, Then Why Do Churches Always Ask for Money

by Tad Lindley Perhaps you saw this meme posted on Facebook. I have seen it before, but it popped up recently as a repost and I thought that I would address it. I want to […]

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Thanksgiving

by Tad Lindley We tend to think of Thanksgiving as a modern American holiday. It’s not. If you attended public schools, you may have been taught that the first Thanksgiving involved the English speaking Pilgrims […]

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Big Mac, Large Fries, and a Diet Coke

by Tad Lindley You’ve probably been there and seen it happen. You’re not a doctor, but, nevertheless, when you sized them up, you felt that MacDonald’s was not the best dietary choice for them. Perhaps […]

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Taste the Mayo

by Tad Lindley Growing up Mom was paranoid about mayonnaise going bad. My memory could be exaggerating it, but it seemed like if the jar of Hellman’s Real mayonnaise (we never used Miracle Whip) ever […]

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When Your In-Law is Psycho

by Tad Lindley M y wife’s family is one of the best things that ever happened to me in my life. My father-in-law taught me so much through the years, and I dearly miss him. […]

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World War III is in the Bible

by Tad Lindley Last week war erupted in Israel, with over 700 dead, including some American citizens, and thousands injured. Could this be the start of WW III? In World War I the total number […]

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Dope Dealer Turns Hope Dealer

by Tad Lindley If we were to talk to every kindergartner in every local school and ask them what they want to be when they grow up, we would get responses like, pilot, agent, health […]

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You Pick Your Blessing

by Tad Lindley Remember how some of those sweepstakes by mail used to let you choose your Early Bird prize if you won? It would be something like a choice between a new sports car […]

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Living Outside the Ark of Safety

by Tad Lindley Noah was one of the least successful preachers in history. He preached for at least a hundred years and reached only seven souls. Those seven souls were his wife, his three sons, […]

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Instant Christian, Just Add Jesus

by Tad Lindley A question was once posed to me, “What about Mike and Mary?” Those aren’t the real names. I couldn’t remember the real names, so I used Mike and Mary instead. The thrust of […]

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The Powerful Message of Pentecost

by Tad Lindley This past Sunday marked the Jewish celebration of Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks. The Greek name for the Feast of Weeks is Pentecost, which means “fiftieth”. You see, the Pentecost occurs […]

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Missing Holiday Discovered in Bible!

by Tad Lindley A 6 hour church service! Imagine a church service that started at 6:00 AM and lasted until noon. The service started with prayer and worship, and then for the next five hours, […]

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100% Preventable

by Tad Lindley I was participating in a training session required for all teachers in Alaska. The training was based on a medical condition, and near the end of the training, they dropped this bomb: […]

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Two Beasts in the Bible

by Tad Lindley You have heard of the mark of the beast, and perhaps you have heard the Antichrist referred to as The Beast, but did you know that there are actually two beasts in […]

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Ellam Yua Has a Name

by Tad Lindley Quick Yup’ik Lesson Skip this section if you can already speak Yup’ik, otherwise, stay with me. Ellam is a one-syllable word that rhymes with “thumb”. To pronounce ellam you must realize that […]

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For Husbands Only

by Tad Lindley Now that it’s just us men, let me tell you the reason I titled this For Husband Only. I know that if your wife reads this, she is liable to say, “Brother […]

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Mystery #15

by Tad Lindley If you are an avid Bible reader you probably already know that the word mystery appears in the Bible 27 times. You probably also know that the record holder is the Book […]

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Adam 2.0

by Tad Lindley There are several pivotal events in human history. The first is of course the creation of man, when God breathed the breath of life into Adam and Adam became a living soul […]

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Brainwashed!

by Tad Lindley Conversations like this have been happening for the last 2,000 years now: “Dude, I just scored a few grams, come over and we’ll smoke some bowls and play PubG!” “Nope on the […]

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Where Angels Like to Camp

by Tad Lindley My favorite spot of all the places I’ve ever camped is the North Spit at Goodnews Bay. When we used to commercial fish there, we camped where the Tunt guys camp. They […]

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Mystery #15

by Tad Lindley If you are an avid Bible reader you probably already know that the word mystery appears in the Bible 27 times. You probably also know that the record holder is the Book […]

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Qasgiq File #293: The Cup

by Tad Lindley I was fairly new in the land of the Yup’ik people, and I didn’t want to be a bad guest, but my body was covered with sweat and I was thirsty. “You […]

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We Three Kings of Orient Aren’t

by Tad Lindley Warning: Do not read this article unless you have someone nearby who can give you immediate emotional support. This may be worse than the terrible sense of deception you experienced when you […]

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Pray, or Be Prey

by Tad Lindley My grandmother used to have a play on words that went like this: “Seven days without prayer makes one weak.” As someone who prays every day, I feel like maybe it should […]

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Calling All Tin Foil Heads

by Tad Lindley Did you know that Jesus was tempted to use painkillers? No, nobody came up to him with a sheet of tinfoil, a lighter, a hit of Oxycontin, and a ballpoint pen casing, […]

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A Better Seat on the Titanic

by Tad Lindley When the ocean liner Titanic left Queenstown, Ireland, she had about 2,224 souls aboard. Some were crew members (176 crew men did nothing, but keep shoveling coal 24 hours a day to […]

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Cauga?

by Tad Lindley Imagine living to be 100 years old. Now think about all the food you would eat over that 100 years. Gather it all up in your mind. It would be numbers of […]

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Hope Lives Next Door to Defeat

by Tad Lindley All these years I never noticed Romans 12:12. It starts with the words, Rejoicing in hope… I’ve always just skated right by and thought, “Yeah, I’m down with that, ‘rejoicing’ is a […]

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Blue-slipped By Jesus

by Tad Lindley The Blue Slip Explained Many of us in Bethel live in houses with a water tank and a sewer tank. At my house, every two weeks the sewer truck comes and pumps […]

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When Joseph Got Psycho With Them Part 2

by Tad Lindley Last week we left Joseph (still undercover and speaking through an interpreter) and his 11 brothers having a feast. If you have not read last week’s column, please go back and read […]

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Remodeling Your Living Room Part I

by Tad Lindley If you have an average American living room in your house, it’s time to remodel. I’m talking about a living room that has a couch and some chairs and perhaps other furniture. […]

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Except You Accept the Exception

by Tad Lindley Perhaps you have seen the following sign in a restaurant or grocery somewhere in your travels: No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service. No exceptions! It makes it hard for folks on a […]

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Man Brushes Teeth for 24 Hours Straight!

by Tad Lindley Are you brushing your teeth enough? According to online recommendations from the American Dental Association, we should all be brushing our teeth twice a day for two minutes per brushing. That’s a […]

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Don’t Make Me Count to 491

by Tad Lindley It wasn’t how my mom ran discipline, but I have seen many parents use the, “I’m going to count to…”-method of child management. For instance, “I’m going to count to 10, and […]

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Pronoun Fails File #37: I vs. We

by Tad Lindley This one was not even on my radar until I saw a random post about baptism on Facebook. The post was something about somebody baptizing using the word “we” instead of the […]

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Basketball Part II: Fouled Out

by Tad Lindley I grew up playing a variation on basketball called “33”. Thirty-three is sort of like tackle basketball. The only rules are no double dribbling, and no traveling. It was every player for […]