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BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had, but it will never be the easiest. Even Billy Graham, the preeminent spiritual leader...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

SCOTT DREYER: An Election Warning From South America

(...) but if your eyes are no good, your body will be in darkness. --Matthew 6:23 (GNT) I write this on Dec. 4. It is exactly one...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Your Own Herbal Centerpiece for the Holidays

Dress up the table and your holiday meals with a centerpiece of fresh herbs. You and your family will enjoy snipping a few fresh...

SCOTT DREYER: Arizona Election Hearings Raise Bigger Question

The Lord hates dishonest scales, but he is pleased with honest weights.  -Proverbs 11:1  I don’t remember the context, but once while teaching my advanced...

SCOTT DREYER: Why I Kissed Twitter Good-bye

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.  -  Proverbs 18:17 (CSB) Let us dare to read, think, speak...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Frilly, Bold and Unique Amaryllis Indoors This Winter

When squirrels are busy storing nuts for winter, it’s time for gardeners to start gathering amaryllis bulbs to sustain them through the dreary months...

SCOTT DREYER: Thanksgiving – The All American Holyday

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.                  ...