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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...

Where Did Jesus Go?

(Sermon given for Belmont Presbyterian's 100 year Revival: "The Jesus Explosion.") I have to confess that I have had a good time with Todd’s name...

Even This . . .

I heard these two seemingly meaningless words on my most recent trip to Haiti. A fellow team member shared how God has whispered to...

Looking Way Back

The common understanding of the word ‘bookmark’ is that slip of paper we interpose into a book to demark a finished page and the...

Unintended Consequences:  As Goes The Scottish Tartan So Goes The Confederate Flag?

It would appear that we are witnessing another ironic historical convergence.  I refer to the recent actions taken against the flag of the Confederacy. ...

One Summer Week: A Landmark Time

There is no shortage of things on which to comment this week. The horrors of the Charleston murders took an unexpected turn when the...

What Happened to Sig?

‘Sig’ is the affectionate nickname for Sigmund Davidson, an iconic citizen of the city of opportunity; Roanoke, Virginia. Sig was born on January 14,...