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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...

Our Take: Remembering Three Icons of “My Generation”

Last week was a remarkable one for the passing of notable public figures, most prominently of course the shocking death of pop music...

Preacher’s Corner: How Big Is the “Our” in “Our Father?”

Several years ago, Bruce Wilkinson published a 92-page book entitled The Prayer of Jabez.  The book took an obscure prayer in the Old...

Tattoos—Do You Want One?

If you have had at least one eye open in the past decades you have noticed the increasing frequency and intricacy of tattoos.  Years...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Strawberry Cream Pie with Custard Pie Filling

YUMMY! I love custard. My grandmother made the best custard and sometimes on special occasions my mom would make it for us. I...

Tough Choice: Pot Belly Pup or Tummy Tuck

With a name like mine (which incidentally dates me to being born sometime in the 50’s or 60’s, unlike “Elizabeth”, which is timeless--thanks mom),...

Perry Family Endures Wilds of Delaware

As I write this, I'm four days into a ten-day vacation (counting weekends) at the beach in Delaware. Thus far the trip has been...