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BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade of my career that provided a profound window into the human soul. From 2005...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part II

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed in a highly accurate op-ed entitled “The American Empire in Retreat,”...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again--home for almost 40 years, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part I

I read a misinformed article in the New York Times on February 27, which was written by Edward Wong. The article’s title was “Trump’s Foreign Policy:...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part II: The Covenant Advocate

Some troubles are loud and obvious; others wear a white coat, earn high grades, and...

In Pursuit of Manners

by Keith McCurdy What is the biggest problem with kids today?  When I ask that question to a group of parents, I get many...

Tough Times

by Hayden Hollingsworth As Woody Allen famously said, “The bad thing about dying is that you don’t get to practice.”  True, but one can...

Treason Against The Planet

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. As a scientist, I am baffled by two “head in the sand” negative attitudes manifested these days by a...

Offended at the Wrong Things? By Tim Harvey

I hope that before you read this article, you’ll take a moment to read Jesus Parable of the Prodigal Son.  For the purposes of...

The Ticking We May or May Not Hear

by Lucky Garvin I always cringe a bit when I hear people use expressions like, “I can’t wait for Friday; TGIF” or, it’s ‘Hump Day’...

Every Drought Ends with a Good Rain

by Fred First This selection is from Slow Road Home, written in August 2002, a lament during one of the worst droughts in living...