Stephen Anderson's blog

"It'll be $170 to replace the front ball joints," said the mechanic. "Great! I'll bring my car by after work," I told him. It was a no-brainer. The other shop quoted me for $120 more, and this guy knows more about my car than I do with how often my 2000 Ford Taurus needs repairs.

"Be more open minded." I hear this a lot. While I'm sure this isn't surprising to a lot of you, I still think that I have an interesting perspective on open-mindedness, tolerance and even the acceptance of diversity, and I would encourage you to consider it with me.

Being a Christian is about a relationship, not a religion. I use this cliché all the time, but it is a powerful, true statement. Many people who oppose Christianity ask me and others to prove to them that God exists. This is theoretically impossible. There is no finite way to prove that God exists. To the agnostic or atheist, this seems like a victory against Christianity, but often the same argument can be turned around. How many atheists can prove that God does not exist?

Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro and Roger Clemens - what first comes to mind when you think of these baseball players? If you have followed sports at all in the past months and years, you probably think less about these players' athletic success and more about their steroid allegations, allegations that are becoming rampant in sports, particularly baseball.

Patience is a virtue...for some. It is often a vice for me. Has that ever been true for me recently! For those of you who have already left the Houghton area, you missed it. The major downtown construction has started in Houghton (and several other areas) and the detours are pretty insane. As a commuter from Calumet, I have to head toward Wal-Mart to get to Michigan Tech. I drove the "wrong way" on Montezuma Avenue and could hardly tell I was in Houghton, having driven that same road the "right way" my entire life.