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The Lyrics of Gratitude
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Sheltering in Grace
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Thanks for What?
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From Heartbreak to Timeless Hymn
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Thanksgiving Turkey Trivia
by James N. Watkins (Nov 15, 2024)

Do you have nothing better to do with your time than to read worthless trivia? Then, you'll be enriched by our educational special report on Melgris Gallopavos


A Good Weekend in Georgia
by Garrison Keillor (Nov 14, 2024)

I'm grateful that, as a kid, I got to experience 'visiting,' when the family got in the car and dropped in at someone's house and sat around and visited…


Your House Versus the White House
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Nov 9, 2024)

Who you are, how you think, what you say, how you act and how you react will have a far more lasting impact eon our nation than the temporary inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…


Happiness and the Price of Groceries
by Garrison Keillor (Nov 7, 2024)

love mac and cheese because I loved grade school back in the Fifties and that’s what Mabel served in the Benson School cafeteria…


The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Movie
by Rusty Wright (Nov 4, 2024)

Humor with meaning…


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…


Let's Hear it for Bridges
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Oct 26, 2024)

A floating bridge connects Mercer Island to downtown Seattle…


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


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…


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…


A Prayer for My City
by Greg Asimakoupoulos (Oct 12, 2024)

An antique print of Jesus overlooking Jerusalem inspired Greg to write this poem…


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…


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…


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…


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So What Are We to Do Now?
by Garrison Keillor (Dec 5, 2024)

I enjoy the New York Times and I love it all the more now that I see it has practically no power at all.…



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