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A Report on My Trip to Fargo
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 3, 2024)
The people at the airport were having a party out of affection for their uncles and brothers, and that’s a sweet thing. But I saw some ancient vets in wheelchairs who seemed confused by the cheering and a little worried about finding a ride home…
Wait-Listed
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 28, 2024)
Learning to wait is one of life's biggest challenges…
The Great Chicken Conspiracy
by Stu Johnson
(Sep 28, 2024)
Getting a new barbecue grill exposed a grocery store conspiracy…
A Fine Night in York Pennsylvanie
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 26, 2024)
Pennsylvania is in a tough spot, as a big swing state. . . whhen the state is called, the side it votes for will figure, 'Well of course, but why such a narrow margin' and the other side will despise them and never buy another Hershey's bar…
It's Another Blue Friday
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 21, 2024)
The Seattle skyline features Seahawks loyalty…
My View on Journalism if Your're Interested
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 19, 2024)
My friends, the Washington Post is in Washington to uncover corruption, malfeasance, ineptitude, and outright dishonesty—not to publish photos of Zion National Park and tell me how to spark joy in my life or cover unusual wildlife in rural Iowa…
Smokey Bear Turns 80!
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by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 14, 2024)
Smokey the Bear just celebrated his eightieth birthday…
What Would Jesus Say to a Church Divided by Politics?
by James N. Watkins
(Sep 13, 2024)
Jim first posted this in October 2020, but the message remains just as relevant today…
A Little Talk About Close Neighbors
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 12, 2024)
A summer house is for relaxation, it isn't to demonstrate craftsmanship. You are supposed to sit on the porch and read Proust, you are not supposed to create a home that Proust would've envied…
The Race Marked Out for Us
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 7, 2024)
The New Testament writers often referenced the ancient Olympic Games…
My Most Important Message in Forty Years
by James N. Watkins
(Sep 6, 2024)
All my conference keynotes condensed into one essential talk
Flying West for a Look See
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 5, 2024)
I'm nobody who'd be intending to blow up a plane or demand that it fly me to Iran. No, I'd only hijack a plane so I could grab a microphone and lead the passengers in song…
Goodday
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 31, 2024)
This is the signature sign-off of the late broadcaster Paul Harvey
Looking Ahead Down the Road a Ways
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 29, 2024)
And then, once more, America will need to deal with the delicate issue of what to do with historical relics from shameful periods of the past…
Waiting for God
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 24, 2024)
Thoughts on prayer and a life of contemplation…
Reagan Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Aug 23, 2024)
40th U.S. president's roots, relationships, revolution…
The Beauitful Winding Road of August
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 22, 2024)
According to the actuarial tables I am coming within sight of the end of my life, so why do I feel I am just hitting my stride?…
The Olympics of Life
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 17, 2024)
The fireplace mantel in the Asimakoupoulos family room celebrates the Olympics...and the lessons for life that we can find in the games…
Sony's The Forge Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Aug 16, 2024)
Absent father, resentment, respect…
It is Never Too Late to Learn a Lesson
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 15, 2024)
I, for one, have been on a tour doing a one-man show and having a great time until last week in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, after a dinner of six oysters on the half shell, clam chowder, and a lobster roll…
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Everyday is Like Sunday
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Nov 2, 2024)
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice! Psalm 118:24
What It's All About, I Think
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 31, 2024)
It's a revolt by Middle America against the coasts, old against young, commoners against college, evangelicals against agnostics, McDonald's against pad thai…
My Life Story (Short Version)
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 24, 2024)
I performed at Goshen College and got the audience to sing 'It Is Well with My Soul' and suddenly it was better with my soul than it had been in a long time. I have canoed in the Boundary Waters wilderness and slept on a beach and listened to the loons&he
Let's Hear it for Bridges
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 26, 2024)
A floating bridge connects Mercer Island to downtown Seattle…
God's Birds-Eye View of Life
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 19, 2024)
A view of Luzern Switzerland from the top of the medieval fortress inspired this poem…
A Prayer for My City
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 12, 2024)
An antique print of Jesus overlooking Jerusalem inspired Greg to write this poem…
Waiting for a Cab One Night
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 17, 2024)
It was a dramatic sight, a lone person fallen in the midst of a busy scene in a huge city and you could see the alarm in the faces of the people in the taxi line: there but for the grace of God go I…
Israel's 9/11
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 7, 2024)
October 7 will be recognized by Israel in a similar way to September 11 for Americans…
Keep Believing
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 5, 2024)
When God closes a door, He opens a window!…
A Report on My Trip to Fargo
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 3, 2024)
The people at the airport were having a party out of affection for their uncles and brothers, and that’s a sweet thing. But I saw some ancient vets in wheelchairs who seemed confused by the cheering and a little worried about finding a ride home…
Hugging is a Habit in the Apple Capital
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 10, 2024)
Here I am in Wenatchee, Washington, the Apple Capital of the World, on the Columbia River in the Cascades, being clutched to people's bosoms. Apparently they consider me a friend…
Average Joe Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Oct 8, 2024)
Supreme Court, praying football coach backstory…
The Great Chicken Conspiracy
by Stu Johnson
(Sep 28, 2024)
Getting a new barbecue grill exposed a grocery store conspiracy…
Wait-Listed
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 28, 2024)
Learning to wait is one of life's biggest challenges…
A Fine Night in York Pennsylvanie
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 26, 2024)
Pennsylvania is in a tough spot, as a big swing state. . . whhen the state is called, the side it votes for will figure, 'Well of course, but why such a narrow margin' and the other side will despise them and never buy another Hershey's bar…
It's Another Blue Friday
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 21, 2024)
The Seattle skyline features Seahawks loyalty…
My View on Journalism if Your're Interested
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 19, 2024)
My friends, the Washington Post is in Washington to uncover corruption, malfeasance, ineptitude, and outright dishonesty—not to publish photos of Zion National Park and tell me how to spark joy in my life or cover unusual wildlife in rural Iowa…
A Little Talk About Close Neighbors
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 12, 2024)
A summer house is for relaxation, it isn't to demonstrate craftsmanship. You are supposed to sit on the porch and read Proust, you are not supposed to create a home that Proust would've envied…
Smokey Bear Turns 80!
—g
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 14, 2024)
Smokey the Bear just celebrated his eightieth birthday…
What Would Jesus Say to a Church Divided by Politics?
by James N. Watkins
(Sep 13, 2024)
Jim first posted this in October 2020, but the message remains just as relevant today…
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