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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Semi-Singular Praise Of Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)

There are many aspects of California, which I strongly dislike: exorbitant state and local taxes, perennial devastating wildfires, the Democratic monopolist majority in Sacramento, drought, a proposed gasoline-powered car...

FRED FIRST: Nature Notes: Early May

Finally I am getting out a bit onto the trails before spring is fully gone...

BOB BROWN: “Teach Us to Number Our Days”

I was healthy and fit, a proponent of physical exercise, weighed myself daily with pleasing...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sanction Russia’s Shadow Fleet NOW

During the 2024 presidential campaign and going back to March 2023, President Trump repeatedly and...

DAWN CUSTALOW: A Mother’s Day to Remember

Mother’s Day - remembering and celebrating our mothers, not because they are or were perfect,...

Making Your Home a Refuge

by Keith McCurdy I was sitting in church a few weeks ago and I heard a cell phone start beeping.  The thought in my head...

The Many Joys of Grandmothering

by Mary Jo Shannon Grandchildren are like dessert. They are treats –  not a regular diet. When the baby won’t stop crying, you may...

Getting Involved by Pastor Tim Harvey

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is...

Technology and Health Care Costs

by Hayden Hollingsworth Is there such a thing as too much technology?  I’m about to release my Inner Curmudgeon but it’s something to ponder. In...

Beware The Puppet Mistress

by Jon Kaufman Have you ever felt like your life was someone else's science project? I feel that way quite often.  The sense that...

The Difference a Preposition Can Make by Dr. George C. Anderson

A prepositional phrase that is key to Paul’s theology is repeated frequently in Galatians and Romans pistis Christou.  To translate pistis Christou in the...