Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

In our era, it's as if a pervasive belief (and perhaps it is tied to the "spirit of the age,") that our opinions hold the power to reshape the world. There is however a profound catch: history has repeatedly shown us that the vast majority of our opinions will not fundamentally alter the course of events. Whether we are willing to accept that fact or not depends on how humble we are willing to be.

In today's culture, there's an increasingly growing inclination to express our views impulsively, often without regard for civility or nuance (and even amongst those who claim to love God and neighbo...