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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...

ALISHA BREWER NELSON: Wind In Our Wings

When you are raised in a home by people who are not Christians, who are not living by Biblical principles - who are broken,...

SCOTT DREYER: What’s Good For The Goose?

Leadership is not having the right answers--it’s asking the right questions.  - Andy Stanley In my March 12 column, I erroneously claimed that US Senator...

MIKE KEELER: Play Ball! (And Pass The Mud . . .)

As snow melts in the Northeast, baseball fans’ thoughts turn south, toward spring training. Hopes for the new season are high. But what most...

SCOTT DREYER: Equality Act Takes Country in Wrong Direction

All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.  - George Orwell, Animal Farm Anyone who has read George Orwell appreciates his sense...

SCOTT DREYER: No Man Is An Island Indeed PART IV

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.  -Psalm 24:1 (KJV) In Parts 1, 2, and 3...

SCOT BELLAVIA: 4 Phrases People Should Stop Using

Maybe these are grammatical pet peeves, or maybe I’m onto something more profound. Either way, here are four phrases people should stop using. Opens Up:...