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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...

Thoughts on “Bagger Vance”

by Lucky Garvin It is my delusion, my compulsion, or somewhere in my software that I believe in angels; that’s why I loved the...

English Soccer Is Hard On The Brain

byMike Keeler Americans are increasingly fascinated by that other version of "football," from the other side of The Pond. But it can get a...

The Toilet Sloop’s Farewell Voyage

by John Robinson It was made of maroon-colored, stiff plastic. The hull was about four inches long, and another piece of the same stuff...

Why I Need the Church by Dr. Quigg Lawrence

I need the church because I am naturally spiritually lazy and there is accountability and godly routine to corporate worship and being part...

Saving “Sam”

by Mary Jo Shannon At least once in my lifetime, I have definitely felt the power of God working within me. I have no...

Well, Finally . . . a Nominee!

by Hayden Hollingsworth Or maybe not . . . things could happen. But let’s assume Gov. Romney will make the run.  This is a...