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BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting something to happen or be true, with a reasonable expectation that it will, but...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

SCOTT DREYER: Governor-Elect Youngkin Returns To Say “Thank You”

Give thanks in all circumstances (....)  -- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Some have called gratitude “the greatest of all virtues.” In other words, if we are...

MIKE KEELER: This Week’s Writing Challenge

Here’s the challenge I was facing: write a Friday blog so good that I’d be deified. I read some of my old ones, and I...

MELINDA MYERS: Plant A Terrarium For A Unique Winter Garden or Gift

Create a garden under glass to enjoy or give as a gift to new, experienced, and even reluctant gardeners. This self-contained system makes it...

SCOTT DREYER: December 7–“Remember Pearl Harbor” at 80

A common theme from both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible is "remember." In American history, which is short compared to world...

SCOTT DREYER: Nave Campaign Makes 11-Point GOP Swing In Roanoke City’s Deep Blue 11th House District

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.                ...

Press Misinformation on Critical Race Theory in Schools Fuels the Fight

By James C. Sherlock Americans are at one another’s throats over critical race theory in schools. The debate is skewed and the rage fueled by completely...