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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...

Come and Get It!

My mom did not have the booming voice possessed by some of the other moms in the neighborhood, like Mrs. Fisher for instance, but...

When Hope is Hard to Find

Spring is finally here. By many standards our winters are barely more than momentary inconveniences. Think about Boston, for example. Now even the hard...

Easter / Vernal Equinox

Recent census numbers indicate that the Earth’s surface supports about 7.3 billion people (and growing). Of this number about 2.3 billion are considered Christians...

Grumbling is an Opportunity for Growth

A common question asked by many parents is “How can I get my child to stop grumbling at my requests?”  My response is obviously…..”Stop...

Some Musings on The Afterlife

I guess it began while I was watching a ‘Great “Courses’ series on the common man of ancient Egypt. While certain people held the...

Is Higher Education Really Higher?

There has recently been a lot of focus on life at college campuses . . . with good reason. The debacle of The Rolling...