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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...

MELINDA MYERS: Core Aerating The Lawn

The extreme heat and drought of 2021 across much of the country has turned many lawns brown. Damaged lawns may be thin, contain dead...

SCOTT DREYER: Pro-Abortion A.G. Mark Herring Doubles Down

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves (....) -- Proverbs 31:8a Before I formed you in the womb I knew you (....) --...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Another Least Funny Joke

Familiar to every fiancé and expectant father is some derivation of “the ball and chain” joke. Perhaps meant for commiseration, this humor is discouraging if...

MELINDA MYERS: Keep Gardening After the First Fall Frost

There is nothing worse than frost in the forecast and a garden full of vegetables not quite ready for picking. Use some simple strategies...

SCOTT DREYER: Thank You, RSO!

He made from one blood all nations who live on the earth. --Acts 17:26a (NLV) Let us be grateful to the people who make us...

STUART REVERCOMB: Beware The White Christian Male Oppressors

So – I just discovered that I am an “Oppressor.” Why? Well three reasons actually. Because I am White. I am a Male. And I am a...