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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

Got a Hammer in That Purse?

Like most everyone else, I am longing for spring.  That’s a more diplomatic way of saying we’ve all been about ready to take...

In God We Trust

An appellant court in Northern California recently ruled on a lawsuit brought against the United States by a rather importunate atheist. He’s been...

What a Difference Freedom Makes

In a recent column I recounted the mixed messages that snow can deliver.  I wrote of the hardship some of my high school classmates...

The Life Giving Power of The Stray Dog

This is not a pleasant story; but it’s one which needs to be told. What I am about to tell you happened nearly forty...

Bridges, Barriers, or Bombs: Three Metaphors for Church / Community Relations

One of the critical questions the faith community needs to answer in this generation is “how will we define our relationship to those...

Silver Buckshot on the Orient Express: A 21st Century Solution for Conservation

Back a few years ago, I was invited to participate in two national conferences: a speaker at a conference hosted by George Mason University...