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The Jesus Revolution Then and Now
by Richard Bergstrom
(Mar 4, 2023)
The JESUS REVOLUTION movie is a must-see for those who want to understand better the radical transformation that occurred during those days…
How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain
by Marta Zaraska / Quantum Magazine
(Mar 4, 2023)
Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact…
Putting Faith in Action During the 40 Days of Lent
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 3, 2023)
Lessons from a famous waterfall…
The Old Man's Lecture: Manners (Boring)
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 2, 2023)
It was a beautiful little scene of civility…
Six of Europe's Best Slow, Scenic Rail Journeys
by Nicky Gardiner / The Guardian
(Feb 25, 2023)
Affordable options to experience Europe…
So Much is Known but Mystery Remains
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 23, 2023)
We've learned something about privacy lately, namely that it doesn't exactly exist…
Take Up Your Cross
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 22, 2023)
An Ash Wednesday reflection…
The Winds of Wilmore
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 20, 2023)
The recent revival at Asbury University is drawing international attention…
Jesus Revolution Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Feb 18, 2023)
'60s turmoil, radical respones…
A Week in Kansas and Missouri
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 16, 2023)
This is the beauty of being eighty years old, my kiddos, the ability to disengage from the tumult and the tragedy and enjoy the everyday ordinary.…
The Greatest of These is LOVE
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 14, 2023)
Valentine's Day is more than a day…
COVID-19 Perspectives for January 2023
by Stu Johnson
(Feb 14, 2023)
Threats of a tripledemic and ever-more-contagious variants of COVID keep the pandemic alive, yet as death and hospitalization rates continue to drop, life has taken on a post-COVID tone. Where are we as the pandemic approaches the three year mark?…
'Amazing' Valentine
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 11, 2023)
Valentine's Day thoughts about one of Christianity's most popular hymns, celebrating its 250th anniversary …
Burying Your One Great Life
by Leona Bergstrom
(Feb 11, 2023)
A scene in the December 2022 movie "Puss in Boots: Last Wish" captures how many Boomers feel as they transition into retirement. Many feel they are burying their identity—their essence—their purpose…
Even Old People Need to Explore New Realams
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 10, 2023)
I do not have a single friend who was looking forward to hearing Taylor Swift and who was furious at Ticketmaster for messing up her tour and watched carefully the congressional hearings into the whole Swiftian crisis. Nobody.…
Reflections on the State of Our Union
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 8, 2023)
Marked by division, our fragile union needs a revival of psyche and soul…
The Four Phases of Retirement
by Richard Bergstrom
(Feb 4, 2023)
There is a good chance that you will live 1/3rd of your life in retirement! This was true for my great uncle, who retired from the Ballard locks in Seattle at age 65 and lived to 100!…
Reflections on Groundhog Day
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 2, 2023)
A day in honor of rodents offers spiritual lessons…
The Beauty of a Bitterly Cold Sunday Morning, 8 AM
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 2, 2023)
The world is a mess but dread gets us nowhere so cheer up and then go do what you were put here to do…
How Sweet the Sound
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 28, 2023)
This month marks the 250th anniversary of Amazing Grace…
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Even Old People Need to Explore New Realams
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 10, 2023)
I do not have a single friend who was looking forward to hearing Taylor Swift and who was furious at Ticketmaster for messing up her tour and watched carefully the congressional hearings into the whole Swiftian crisis. Nobody.…
An Old Man Thinking at the Thanksgiving Table
by Garrison Keillor
(Dec 1, 2022)
I was the oldest person at our Thanksgiving table and I didn't say much because the kids were so lively and funny and why bring them down with a lecture about the wonders of old age, including the fact that every morning is an occasion of gratitude...
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (2022)
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Dec 24, 2022)
Recalling the nativity of Jesus from a contemporary perspective…
Waiting for Christmas, Wishing for Snow
by Garrison Keillor
(Dec 22, 2022)
When snow falls in Manhattan, it’s magical, you’re in an O. Henry story about Christmas, and all the kids shut up in apartments come out with sheets of plastic or cardboard and go sliding on whatever slope is available…
You Will Get it Wrong . . . But You Won't Make it Worse
by Cariad Lloyd / The Guardian
(Jan 27, 2023)
16 ways to talk to people who are grieving…
COVID-19 Perspectives for February 2023
by Stu Johnson
(Mar 10, 2023)
February 2023 marks the three-year point in the COVID-19 pandemic, as long as 1918, but will it be as disastrous, and will it finally transitio to an endemic in year four&hellip'
COVID-19 Perspectives for November 2022
by Stu Johnson
(Dec 13, 2022)
For most of us in America COVID seems more nuisance now than threat, but it continues to surge in the Far East and with winter approaching there are fears of a 'tripledemic'…
A Rainy December Day, Long Thoughts Therein
by Garrison Keillor
(Dec 15, 2022)
I saw the phrase 'friendship recession' in a headline last week, which has a musical swing to it but refers to growing social isolation…
The 12 Sites of Christmas (2022)
by James N. Watkins
(Dec 30, 2022)
Jim updates his annual list of posts offering Hope & Humor for the holiday season and preparation for a new year…
A Season for Music
by Stu Johnson
(Dec 24, 2022)
Flash Mobs, Virtual Choirs and other ways to celebrate and extend the Christmas season with music…
What a 'Tripeldemic' Means to Your Body
by Special
(Dec 13, 2022)
Hoe many times will I get sick this winter?…
Squeezing Good Out of Bad
by James N. Watkins
(Jan 20, 2023)
Yikes! It’s hard to believe that Squeezing Good Out of Bad is sixteen years old…
A Pleasant Night with Nice People in LA
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 13, 2023)
People could go hear a lecture on the coming water shortage in the Southwest or come hear me tell you that life is pretty good and could be worse but even if bad things happen there is a great deal of kindness in the world…
The Winds of Wilmore
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 20, 2023)
The recent revival at Asbury University is drawing international attention…
A Miraculous Evening on Sixth Avenue
by Garrison Keillor
(Dec 28, 2022)
A miracle occurred, not on 34th Street but on 50th. My love and I and our beautiful daughter took the C train down to see the enormous perfect tree at Rockefeller Center and to see the Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes…
A Hike to Times Square and Back
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 6, 2023)
And then it comes back to me, the memory of Times Square in 1953, I was eleven, on a trip with my father…
Reflections on Groundhog Day
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 2, 2023)
A day in honor of rodents offers spiritual lessons…
I Am Giving Up Anger, So Should You
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 26, 2023)
I am trying to give up anger. It’s poisonous and it has no effect other than to make the angerer feel bad and perhaps do something truly stupid…
What if Jesus Had Never Been Born?
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Dec 17, 2022)
A short story by Philip Van Doren Stern became a screenplay we know as 'It's a Wonderful Life'…
Intersections: Reflections on Faith & Life
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Dec 10, 2022)
This newly released volume is an anthology of twenty years of newspaper columns written by Greg…
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