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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

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

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

DEVOTIONAL: Have An Attitude Of Gratitude (3)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving     and his courts with praise;     give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;     his faithfulness continues through...

SERWAN ZANGANA: We Are Not Called to Tolerate Sin

Two weeks ago, at an event for my son and his football team members, I met one of the boys’ grandmothers. At the beginning,...

SCOTT DREYER: “Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child”

Even in the best of times, the Christmas season can be busy, stressful, and expensive. And most of us probably agree, "these aren't the...

SCOTT DREYER: December 7, Remember Pearl Harbor…And Afghanistan

At 7:48 on a Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, airplanes from militaristic Japan appeared over the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as...

SCOTT DREYER: Woke Kroger CEO Goes Full Pinocchio?

"What America needs now are more huge, faceless, unaccountable corporations"....said nobody, except maybe for politicians hoping for campaign contributions from said corporations. That said, Kroger,...

Walking With Friends – Through Chemo and Beyond

It’s 6:00 AM, pitch dark and cold. I’m in front of my house stretching my stiff limbs. The random clothes I’ve slipped on are...