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ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In 1966, several British adolescents were interviewed about their vision of the future (circa year...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

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

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Quitting a Book

I used to think it was virtuous to finish every book I started. You know the advice: “Always finish what you start.” This was...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (6 & 7)

“It is finished!” --John 19:30 (NIV) “Into Your hands I commit My spirit.”  -- Luke 23:46 (NIV) Today is Good Friday, the day Christians commemorate the...

SCOTT DREYER: What A City Skyline Tells You

A few years ago I took a history class about the role and perceptions of religion in Colonial America. One image that impressed me...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (5)

“I am thirsty.”  -- John 19:28 (NIV) For the past 2,000 years, many have debated who Jesus was. Many have claimed He was an extraordinary...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: The New Man

This Easter I want to revisit one of my favorite hymns, He Is Risen. Though I’ve shared this one before, the message of He...

FRED FIRST: Birds Behaving Badly

I could not resist the alliteration, even though the You-wanna-piece-of-me Osprey is the baddest bird I could find in my limited ornithographic collection. (Yes...