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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...

The Glorious Good-bye of Autumn

It seems fitting to celebrate the transition from summer to fall, missing the freedoms of the former, looking with a mix of dread...

Tabitha by Dr. George C. Anderson

This column is reflection on a passage you may want to read first: Acts 9:36-43. Read through the Hebrew Scriptures and certain demands almost...

Don’t Worry – It’s Childproof!

Rushing across the kitchen floor, my two-year-old granddaughter dropped her cup of milk. “Don’t worry,” my daughter said. “It’s a sippy cup. Kid-proof.” With...

A Perspective on Bridges

For some reason bridges keep finding their way into my life lately – both the physical and metaphorical kind.  It has happened with...

Only Three More Weeks!

That’s how long before we can end The Blame Game of Politics.  Before dark has settled on the evening of November 2, the...

Livin’ On Church Hill

It’s a warm fall day –Indian Summer- and the breeze follows me as I swing open the creaky door and ascend the staircase....