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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...

SCOTT DREYER: Lessons from Dictator Idi Amin

Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly. -- John 7:24 You can’t judge a book by its cover.  -- Old Saying Since these two...

MELINDA MYERS: Summer Harvest and Care of Raspberries

Easy care raspberries are high in fiber and Vitamin C, making them a healthy snack as well as delicious in jams, jellies, and desserts. Enjoy...

SCOTT DREYER: A Ugandan Pastor’s Message to America (II)

From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. -Acts 17:26a   In Part 1, we met East African pastor Peter J. Wamono who...

SCOTT DREYER: A Ugandan Pastor’s Message to America (I)

In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north, but one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide earth. Join hands,...

SCOT BELLAVIA: I Got a New Job, Part 2

In my previous article, I didn’t give the seniors quite a fair shake. I read into their bittersweet well-wishes and drew something out of...

H. Bruce Rinker: Oneing with the Lotus

As a scientist, I am intrigued by seemingly archaic words that regain a contemporary relevance at a much later date with newfound discovery and...