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All That Glitters…
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 21, 2026)

The fireplace mantel in our family room on Oscar Night…


What I Knew When I Was 14
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 19, 2026)

what interested me more than bird’s-eye accounts of military campaigns and the calculations of major powers were the stories of individuals, and the book that moved me most was Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, which I read when I was 14…


An Irish Table Grace
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 14, 2026)

A perfect place setting for St. Patrick’s Day…


My Sunday Night, Sorry You Missed It
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 12, 2026)

Joy is a necessity, especially in dark times…


The Face of War
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 7, 2026)

A face in the smoke following a bomb explosion in Iran…


Do Not Judge, but Be a Good Juror
by James N. Watkins (Mar 7, 2026)

Something to think about when someone tells you not to judge someone…


My Friends, Let Us March into March
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 5, 2026)

Life is good, spring is on the way, and we must keep reminding ourselves of this since it isn’t reported in the newspapers…


He Was Somebody!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Feb 28, 2026)

The Reverend Jesse Jacksn…


Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 26, 2026)

Speaking of ice, why is curling an Olympic sport? Sliding a rock on ice? I mean, really?…


In a Bleak Midwinter
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Feb 21, 2026)

A Ben Young painting pictures a gloomy midwinter day…


Some Problems Turn Out to be GIftsProblmes Can be Gifts
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 19, 2026)

She didn’t speak in the dream, she simply made everything peaceful…


Thumbs Up, Zach!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Feb 14, 2026)

We celebrated the life and faith of Zach Maso…


Wuthering Heights Movie
by Rusty Wright (Feb 12, 2026)

Romance, revenge, tragedy…


Unitarians: Thinking it Over
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 12, 2026)

Grand Central Station is known as such because it is rather magnificent and stands in Midtown Manhattan. If it were renamed Melania, most New Yorkers would stick with the old name…


On Being a 12
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Feb 7, 2026)

True Seahawks fans show their team spirit and loyalty…


A Few Midwestern Maxims to Remember
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 5, 2026)

I will always be a Midwesterner at heart. In addition to the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, the two great commandments, I try to live by certain simple principles…


Lest We Forget
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Jan 31, 2026)

Thoughts inspired by a memorial to concentration camp victims at Stroud’s Jewish Community Center…


One-Armed Man at the Concert
by Garrison Keillor (Jan 29, 2026)

Gratitude is highly appropriate at 83…


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Communication
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As a jolly ol' senior, thirteen years shy of a century, there are ways of communicating I don't do…


Truly Offensive Four-Letter Words
by James N. Watkins (Aug 4, 2023)

The classic movie 'A Christmas Story,' reminds us that there are even dirtier words…


Retirement
by Dan Seagren (Dec 18, 2016)

Finding new audiences…


Modern Religion
by Dan Seagren (Jul 9, 2017)

Finding God or making God in our image?…


New Life
by Rusty Wright (Oct 28, 2016)

Real love, real life…


Blackboard History
reported by Stu Johnson (Aug 10, 2015)

An Oklahoma school discovered a literal time capsule when a remodeling project uncovered slate blackboards with lessons from 1917…


CHRISTmas
by Dan Seagren (Dec 24, 2017)

Remembering the Person at the heart of the season…


Exploring Cohousing
by Stu Johnson (Feb 24, 2016)

Looking at housing options, starting with cohousing…


Wonderful Words
submitted by Stu Johnson (Jan 27, 2020)

…that take a whole sentence to convey in English…


Morning News
by Dan Seagren (Aug 16, 2015)

I suppose not a few like to start the day with good news. Good luck…


Generosity
by Stu Johnson (Feb 15, 2018)

It's more than money…


Grace
by George Garrison (Jul 17, 2020)

The believer's gift to a Covid-crazed world…


Loneliness
by Stu Johnson (Apr 17, 2018)

A problem that often increases with age…


Health Care
by Dan Seagren (Jun 7, 2009)


Health-care reform will not be pain free…

Pray Without Ceasing: How?
Submitted by Stu Johnson (Feb 9, 2016)

Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Gary Jansen on developing a transformational prayer life…


The Four-Way Test
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Oct 10, 2020)

Rotary's core values in rhyme…


Memorial Day Prayer
by Walt Wilson (May 25, 2015)

A prayer for Memorial Day


Music in the Mall (and Elsewhere)
compiled by Stu Johnson (Dec 8, 2015)

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'Sanctity of Life' from womb to tomb
by James N. Watkins (Jan 22, 2016)

Going beyond today's 'Right to Life' march…


Working Longer, Earning More
by Stu Johnson (Apr 27, 2018)

Census research reveals significant trend…



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