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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...

Forgiveness Part II

I had written a previous commentary published in The Roanoke Star about forgiveness, not knowing that a tragic contrast would underscore what I had...

Why Go To Church?

I find it interesting that just a few minutes before starting to work on this sermon I received a communication from a friend who...

Guns: A Little History And A Proposal

Don’t worry . . . this is not my usual rant about the problem of guns. If there is an argument on either side...

Hillary as Conniver-in-Chief

In order to achieve high office in business, government or any other field, you must first have self confidence. It also helps if candidates...

The Charleston Tragedy

At the usual warp speed of demagoguery, the tragedy of the Charleston church shootings is being used to support the points of view held...

The Seeds of Salvation

PSALM 65: 1-3, 9-13 MATTHEW 13: 1-17 Our New Testament reading this morning brings us some pretty challenging words from Jesus. Our law and love...