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SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual “Year in Review.”  There is nothing magical about the date January 1; personal growth and...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

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...

Who Knows What Time It Is In Indiana

by Mike Keeler This one takes a little explanation, so hold on.  In 1916, facing energy shortages during World War I, Germany decided to...

Men And Their Cars

by Mary Jo Shannon Automobiles are much more than vehicles to transport us from here to there. Like dogs, they are almost part of...

Recipe of the Week: Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

by Leigh Sackett I know I have said in this column before but I will say it again -  summer is my favorite season! The...

Mother Monkey and Mother Cat by George C. Anderson

In a lecture I heard a couple of years ago, Dr. Margaret Mills contrasted the two main ways Christians understand grace with an...

The Intricate Geometry of Grief

by Lucky Garvin Just after midnight, the old lady heard her husband in distress. She got up to go to his bedroom, fell at...

Popular Photography: The Immortal Light of Our Age

by Fred First It is late October. The seasonal cycle governs our lives, indoors and out, as summer and autumn morph into one more...