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DEVOTIONAL: Thanks, Mom!
Her children rise up and call her blessed -- Prov. 31:28a (ESV)
We celebrate Mother's Day once a year, but how can we adequately express our gratitude? For starters, if...
MORGAN GRIFFITH: Is Government Research Safe?
It has been roughly four and a half years since the start of the COVID-19...
MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back
On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...
FRED FIRST: To The End of The End of The Book
The uncertainty and never-ending unknowing may soon end. For the past year, there has been...
SCOT BELLAVIA: A Chance Rescue
Normally, I wouldn’t have been driving home. I went to church early to set up...
DENNIS GARVIN: Social Justice in America: Typical Hypocrisy
Social Justice claims to represent the downtrodden, disenfranchised, and victimized. Among their worthy efforts, however, there lurks an agenda that is malignant. Among Social...
BARBARA LEACH: Predicting the 2019 Gardening Season
The Farmer’s Almanac is claiming an accurate prediction for last winter. While exact storm dates may not have been spot on, the overall predictions...
Mike Keeler: Out of The Darkness Came a Pretty Bright Idea
Hamburg is one tough town. Since it was established by Charlemagne in 808 as the northern outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg has...
DICK BAYNTON: Shifting Sands of Government
There are many ways that the approximately 200 countries in today’s world are governed. The oldest country in the world is considered to be...
LUCKY GARVIN: The Tale of The Ugly Christmas Tree
All Christmas trees are beautiful aren’t they? My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas tree and shuddered. “That thing’s been in my family...
DICK BAYNTON: Life Expectancy
For babies born in the USA this year, they can expect to live on average 79.5 years. In order of life expectancy of world...