Critical Thought

Critical Thought June 04, 2026 As election season approaches, KNOX Radio is creating a space for direct dialogue between residents and the candidates who seek to represent them. Join Noah as he moderates a live roundtable forum featuring candidates from city, state, and local offices. Main Reference(s): -- Noah's Blog -- As election season approaches, KNOX Radio is creating a space for direct dial...

Critical Thought April 24, 2026 Terry Bjerke joins the program to discuss the mess that the county is in and what they're going to do to dig their way out of it. Main Reference(s): -- Listen To The Show Live! -- Listen Live Every weekday from 9-12 (CST). Add your voice to the conversation! Call 701-775-5559 or text. -- Join the Chatroom! -- Stay connected to the conversation Contact Noah -- Learn...

Critical Thought April 06, 2026 Retired U.S. Air Force Major Dave Hughes is running for Minnesota’s Congressional District 7 Republican nomination. Dave joins Noah to talk about his platform and why he is the true conservative candidate for Minnesota. Main Reference(s): -- Echo Press -- A Karlstad, Minnesota, man is running for U.S. Congress as a Republican, challenging the seat’s Republican incum...

Critical Thought April 03, 2026 This week Jarrod Thomas from the Alerus Center Commission joins Noah to discuss the on-going situation regarding the scoreboards at the Alerus Center and the use of Sourcewell. Main Reference(s): -- KNOX News Room -- The City of Grand Forks has started to deal with looking at a new scoreboard provider at the Alerus Center. The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole told...

Critical Thought November 18, 2025 This week Mayor Brandon Bochenski makes the announcement that the city of Grand Forks is considering eliminating the city portion of property tax in exchange for a modest increase in franchise fees and sales tax. The proposed taxes would be lower than other cities in the area and would set Grand Forks apart from the traditional way cities are funded. -- Listen To...

Critical Thought May 13, 2025 This week we discuss the city's intentions as they explore remodeling the old water treatment plant. Main Reference(s): -- Grand Forks Herald -- A proposal to raze the former water treatment plant and in its place build an “amenity-rich development project” that highlights the city’s connection to the Red River sparked an 80-minute debate among City Council members Mo...

Critical Thought May 7th, 2025 How do parents guide their kids in the lifelong balancing act of loving other people, while avoiding excessive negative influence? Pastor Paul joins Critical Thought as we navigate how Christians love non-Christians. 1. Leading your children in loving others 1.1. Key Points Christian parents (and our children) are called to love sinners. Christian parents (and our ch...

Critical Thought May 06, 2025 This week the Mayor of Grand Forks joins the program and we dig into the role of city government. What role do amenities play in a city? What can you expect from your city leaders? How can you hold the stewards of the city at any one time accountable for the decisions as a whole? Main Reference(s): -- Grand Forks Herald -- The Grand Forks City Council formally accepte...

Critical Thought April 9th, 2025 This week Paul joins us and we talk about what role the Church plays supporting couples who want to live a Biblical marriage. 1. Supporting Marriage 1.1. Key Points People are marrying later in life due to college, careers, etc. Religious people who marry younger, without co-habitating, have lower divorce rates Study shows single Christians have premarital sex at a...

Critical Thought April 2nd, 2025 This week Paul Knight joins the program and we talk about the role of woman in ministry 1. Role of Women in Marriage 1.1. Key Points The new testament has a number of verses that tell wives to submit to their husbands Men are told to love their wives 1.2. Discussion Questions: Biblically, are men and women different? How do you view Galatians 3:28 in light of other...

Critical Thought March 19th, 2025 This week Paul Knight joins the program and we talk about the role of the Church in their communities, and wondering what God wants to do through His people. 1. Does the Church have an Image Problem 1.1. Key Points Summit Church in North Carolina is suing Chatham County Board for refusing to re-zone land for their new campus Preliminary meetings were supportive an...

Critical Thought March 19th, 2025 This week Paul Knight joins the program and we take your questions. 1. Sanctions on Nigeria for Christian Persecution 1.1. Key Points U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa is suggesting sanctions on Nigeria for Christian Persecution 55,910 people were killed between 2019 and 2023 Nigerian government does not prosecute the perpetrators, typically associ...

Critical Thought March 12th, 2025 This week Paul Knight joins the program and we talk about people who question their faith. 1. Questioning Faith 1.1. Key Points Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger announces conversion from skeptic to Christianity Says he asked a lot of questions and was critical of Christianity as a teenager, ultimately decided on agnosticism When he got married and had kids, he fe...

Critical Thought March 5th, 2025 This week Paul joins us from Chicago to talk about the Bible and the role God has for us in our lives! -- Listen To The Show Live! -- Listen Live Every weekday from 9-12 (CST). Add your voice to the conversation! Call 701-775-5559 or text. -- Join the Chatroom! -- Stay connected to the conversation Contact Noah live [at] knoxradio.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellin...

Critical Thought February 12, 2025 Pastor Paul Knight from HOPE Church joins us and we discuss using the Bible as a source of truth for life. Does the translation of the Bible you read matter? Does Paul see a role for summary texts / the Bible as a story? Main Reference(s): 1. Bible as the Source of Truth 1.1. Key Points: Before the printing press, the Bible was inaccessible to most people. The av...

Critical Thought February 05, 2025 This week Paul Knight joins the program and we talk Church Charity. The Federal government is winding down aid under the new administration. Some churches see this as a challenge, others see it as an opportunity. Main Reference(s): --Lifeway - Reasons People are Leaving Your Church -- Trump has suspended refugee resettlement and funding Global Friends Coalition $...

Critical Thought January 29, 2025 Paul Knight lead pastor from HOPE Church joins Critical Thought to discuss why people leave the church, and what the role of the church is to bring them back. Main Reference(s): --Lifeway - Reasons People are Leaving Your Church -- There are people who presume that because the church is an institution, it has negative connotations. These are people who are only ex...

Critical Thought January 10, 2025 Agristo has selected Grand Forks, North Dakota, as the location for our U.S. production site. Mayor Brandon Bochenski joins Critical Thought to share the exciting story of Grand Forks worked to bring potato farmers together with Agristo and welcome them to our community! Main Reference(s): --Agristo Press Release -- Grand Forks, North Dakota, has been selected as...

Critical Thought June 19, 2024 Ryan Dickelman joins Critical Thought to discuss Ham Radio Field Day 2024. We take your questions about Field Day and ham radio live on the air! Main Reference(s): --ARRL -- ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply wi...

Critical Thought February 02, 2024 Mike Fridolfs, candidate for the Grand Forks City Council returns to Critical Thought to answer your questions, and share more about his vision for Grand Forks. Main Reference(s): -- NBC News -- A group of female Pennsylvania voters who backed former President Donald Trump in 2020 and support at least some abortion rights said in focus group interviews that they...

Critical Thought January 19, 2024 The Securities and Exchange Commission granted approval to spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Chris Fisher from Jupiter Broadcasting joins Noah to talk about how this change makes Bitcoin available to you through your traditional investment platforms, and the impacts to the wider Bitcoin world. Mike Fridolfs joins Noah to discuss his background, his approach to l...

Critical Thought November 27, 2023 Award-winning investigative journalist Liz Collin joins Noah on Critical Thought to talk about her documentary which seeks to sets the record straight. She uncovers what really happened on Chicago Avenue and exposes the truth of the 2020 riots. Based on conversations with those who were there—including Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, and other Minneapolis police offi...

Have we out learned our capacity to love? Pastors Paul Knight and Mason Peters from HOPE Church join Noah as we walk through difficult questions with no easy answers. Critical Thought December 12, 2023 We've out learned our capacity to love. Pastors Paul Knight and Mason Peters from HOPE Church join Noah as we walk through difficult questions with no easy answers. Main Reference(s): --Breitbart --...

Critical Thought July 27, 2023 The man who fired on police officers in Fargo earlier this month chose to use a gun that was modified with a binary trigger. Some states do ban the purchase of binary triggers specifically or modifications like binary triggers generally. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate another 0.25% on Wednesday, reviving its inflation fight despite a significa...

Critical Thought July 17, 2022 Officers in Fargo were attacked by a shooter that left one officer dead, two others critical injured, and the shooter dead! What is changing in our communities and how do we keep officers safe? Main Reference(s): --KNOX News Room -- Fargo Police say one officer was killed and two others were critically injured in a shooting that also left the suspect dead on a busy F...