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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...

A Tale of Two Historians

How does this sound for the beginning of a successful, productive life? You are scheduled to take holy orders, you study fervently and devotedly...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Nine Bean Soup

I went into my daughter’s room last night all full of emotion and I said with tears in my eyes, “I am going...

The LivingTradition of God by George C. Anderson

Psalm 1 says,“Happy are those who do not fol- low the advice of the wicked... but are like trees planted by streams of...

God is Here Among Us . . . By Tupper Garden

Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place that the Lord has made known to us.  Luke...

The Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Christmas Cheer

Wow – what an amazing snowfall! I grew up in West Virginia, so it certainly brings back great memories. When I watch my...

If A Tree Falls In the Living Room Can Anyone Hear It?

Allow me to begin this column with an apology.  On Sunday, December 13th I was to attend the annual holiday soiree for the staff...