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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 9, called for a ceasefire, cessation of military operations, along with a hostage and prisoner...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

BOB BROWN: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden “Presidency”

Permit me to think out loud as an old-fashioned person who respects authority, history, and...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Gratitude Perch

On the old road up Mill Mountain, part of Roanoke’s fabulous greenway system, there’s a...

Miz Flora and Miz Anderson

by Lucky Garvin Miz Flora. She would come to our emergency department perhaps two or three times per week. At fifty years of age, she...

The Happy Chef – Fettuccine Alfredo Two Ways

by Leigh Sackett Last night a very fun dinner was enjoyed in my house. My eight year old son, who recently began to enjoy...

A Spring of Typologies by Mark Graham

One of the most famous examples of a typology in Scripture is the rock from which water flowed to quench the Israelites parched...

Grandmother’s Chocolate Cake by Leigh Sackett

by Leigh Sackett My son came home with a journal last week that he had bought at the school store. He told me he...

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...