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An Easter Godwink
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Who Would Jesus Elect?
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A Letter from Greenville
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Play Ball!
(March 30)

Forsaken by God
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It's About Resurrection
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The Jet Lag Blues
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MGM Baxters Series
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My Plan
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I am one of America's few remaining octogenarian stand-up comics, still able to stand for up to two hours, even three, and in the current comedy crop, I am a classicist…


The Sad State of Our Union
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The state of our union as a nation is troubling…


It's Democracy, Folks, Learn to Love It!
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Politics is not an orderly business like cosmetic dentistry or carpentry, it is more like pond hockey or maybe a conclave of sociopaths or an ostrich jubilee, and the messiness can drive you crazy…


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Jim updates his annual list of cartoons, devotionals, humor and more…


Flaoting Down the Canyon Through the Rapids
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I accept change, even some changes that pain me. In that respect, life is not unlike rafting through fhe Grand Canyon with calm pools between the boiling rapids…


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Presidents Day is an opportunity to recall the past and pray for the future…


Pull Up Your Socks, People, Let's Get Going!
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The country needs something marvelous and fascinating to disperse the current gloom…


Giants in the Land
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6 Myths About the History of Black People in America
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Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about Black history, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances…


Last Wedneday, Stuck in a Traffic Jam
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 15, 2024)

New Yorkers have the ability to express despair and municipal pride in the same sentence. Joe Biden's visit created traffic jams, so I over-tipped the cabbie and hiked 12 blocks to my doctor who took my blood pressure and said it was excellent…


Eternal Love: A Valentine's Story
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My parents’ grave at the Wenatchee Cemetery pictures their enduring love…


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Facebook celebrates its twentieth anniversary this week…


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A tribute to the journalist and long-time host of CBS Sunday Morning…


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Jesus’ five criteria for his followers—applicable to candidates for office…


A Letter from Greenville S.C.
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Reflections on a call to serve the International Church of Lucerne…


Play Ball!
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Interesting facts about Major League Baseball from the U.S. Census Bureau…


Forget the Bunny, It's About Resurrection
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 28, 2024)

Easter is almost upon us when we Christians take a deep breath after Lent and relax and whoop it up a little. I mean, rising from the dead is no ordinary thing…


Forsaken by God
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 29, 2024)

A Good Friday meditation originally published in the Pentecostal Evangel in April 1990…


MGM Baxters series 2024
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Deeply touching emotional dilemmas…


My Plan for Today and April and May
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 21, 2024)

People love people who have good stories and there is no good story without trouble so get into trouble while you're still young and have time to climb out of the ditch…


The Jet Lag Blues
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 23, 2024)

The challenges of international travel when it comes to sleep…


Mature Man Available for Speaking, Easy Terms
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 14, 2024)

I am one of America's few remaining octogenarian stand-up comics, still able to stand for up to two hours, even three, and in the current comedy crop, I am a classicist…


Mr. Patrick is Not Happy
by James N. Watkins (Mar 15, 2024)

I’m guessing that St. Patrick is not exactly happy with the celebration of his day.…


A Prayer for My Fire Department
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 16, 2024)

The prayer I gave at our fire department’s awards dinner…


The Sad State of Our Union
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 9, 2024)

The state of our union as a nation is troubling…


It's Democracy, Folks, Learn to Love It!
by Garrison Keillor (Mar 7, 2024)

Politics is not an orderly business like cosmetic dentistry or carpentry, it is more like pond hockey or maybe a conclave of sociopaths or an ostrich jubilee, and the messiness can drive you crazy…


Lent and Easter 2024
by James N. Watkins (Mar 1, 2024)

Jim updates his annual list of cartoons, devotionals, humor and more…


In Search of Missing Memoriesggg
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Mar 2, 2024)

Reflecting on a common malady of aging Baby Boomers…


Flaoting Down the Canyon Through the Rapids
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 29, 2024)

I accept change, even some changes that pain me. In that respect, life is not unlike rafting through fhe Grand Canyon with calm pools between the boiling rapids…


Pull Up Your Socks, People, Let's Get Going!
by Garrison Keillor (Feb 22, 2024)

The country needs something marvelous and fascinating to disperse the current gloom…


Three Steps to Avoid Burnout for Good
by Alice Turner / Stylist (Feb 24, 2024)

Feeling burnt out? A trending three-step method could help you deal with continual stress. Here, psychologist Dr Audrey Tang explains how it works…


Hail to the Chiefs
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Feb 23, 2024)

Presidents Day is an opportunity to recall the past and pray for the future…



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