Author Archives: Tony Stoik

There may be a lonelier road than that stretch of Interstate 29 between St. Benedict, North Dakota and Watertown, South Dakota, but if there is, I’ve never driven it. I was thinking about this as I drove home from a … Continue reading →

            At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”                                                                                     1 Kings 19:9 Elijah was a man of many … Continue reading →

Change is coming! With the possible exception of “The biopsy was positive,” I don’t know if there’s a more frightening sentence in the English language. But, make no mistake, change is indeed coming to the way that conference ministry is … Continue reading →

As I grow older, I find myself remembering more and more things that never really happened. I am pretty sure about this one, though. When the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan collapsed in 1989, Afghanis filled the vacuum left by the … Continue reading →

“Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind; and hence arises the happiness of the poor.”                                                                         – Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld It’s been a long time since I last earned a living by putting my back into it. … Continue reading →

“The world as we know it is on the brink of disintegration, on the verge of dissolution.” -Charles Krauthammer -The Washington Post, October 6, 2011 It seems that scientists at CERN, the agency that operates that giant supercollider in Switzerland, … Continue reading →