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Six Degrees of You!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 8, 2025)
It’s a small world after all. Just ask Kevin Bacon!…
Black History 365
by Rusty Wright
(Feb 7, 2025)
Black History 365': Solution-oriented education with respect…
Living the Present, a Day at a Time
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 6, 2025)
I remember a day fifty years ago when I had lunch with my hero S.J. Perelman in Minneapolis when he was to give a reading and I was to introduce him. I was stunned by admiration for his writing…
A Prayer in Times of Disaster
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 1, 2025)
In his role as a chaplain, Greg leads a prayer for those impacted by wildfires in LA and the collision of a helicopter and airliner over the Potomac…
A Wonderful Night in Lubbock
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 30, 2025)
I love the old hymns, face-to-face friendliness, good manners, the limerick, a walk in the park…
Facing Our Personal Sinai
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 25, 2025)
There are mountains we are called to climb…
One More Day, One More Airport
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 23, 2025)
Makes me wonder about what I've been telling you. Which is true, which is false. I leave it to you, I gotta plane to catch…
An Inaugural Prayer
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 20, 2025)
Donald J. Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States…
A Good Man Gone to Glory
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 18, 2025)
Jimmy Carter's trademark was honesty, and as a boy I managed to avoid that as well. When people asked me, "How are you?" I said, "Fine." "How is school?" "Good." Telling the truth only led to more questions…
A Heartfelt Call for Action
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 18, 2025)
The Los Angeles fires have blazed a path in our hearts…
The Wisemens Wives
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 11, 2025)
Have you ever considered who the wisemen left behind?…
All's Not Lost with Alzheimer's
by James N. Watkins
(Jan 11, 2025)
Finding the best when all seems lost…
It's Never Too Late to be Normal
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 11, 2025)
As I proceed through my eighties, I go back to a Minnesota point of view: life is complicated, take it one day at a time, the urge to be top dog is not a useful ambition, be grateful for what you have and learn to cherish your portion…
Texas is a Real Education
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 5, 2025)
Thanks to the highly selective teaching of history, I grew up a patriotic optimist before the era of resentful billionaires…
Faith Matters in 2025
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 4, 2025)
A painting of Snoqualmie Falls in Washington State by J. Craig Thorpe provides inspiration for Greg's thoughts as we enter 2025…
Remembering a Georgia Peach
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Dec 31, 2024)
A peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia became our President…
Narnia Redeemed
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Dec 27, 2024)
The Lion of Luzern calls to mind the sacrifice of Aslan…
A Quiet Night in Manhattan
by Garrison Keillor
(Dec 26, 2024)
My wife and I like to sit in the same room at night, doing our separate things, she in a chair reading a book, I at a table addressing Christmas cards…
God's Grace Reaching
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Dec 21, 2024)
To think we can reach Heaven is a stretch…
The Twelve SItes of Christmas (2024)
by James N. Watkins
(Dec 20, 2024)
Jim's annual list of articles and cartoons with hope and humor for Christmas…
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by Rusty Wright
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(Mar 30, 2024)
Interesting facts about Major League Baseball from the U.S. Census Bureau…
Hope and Mental Health
by James N. Watkins
(May 3, 2024)
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I'm Jim and I deal with mental health issues…
Happy Mother's Day
by James N. Watkins
(May 10, 2024)
Hope and humor for Mother's Day 2024…
Keep Walking!
by Raven Isjak / Domino
(Apr 19, 2024)
What happens to your body when you walk 10,000 steps every single day?…
On the Road Again, Meeting Folks
by Garrison Keillor
(May 2, 2024)
The morning after Spokane, I sat down to breakfast at the hotel with six people who'd been to the show and their three little kids. It was a delight. When members of your audience want to have breakfast with you, you know you did a very good show…
WWJE: Who Would Jesus Elect?
by James N. Watkins
(Apr 5, 2024)
Jesus’ five criteria for his followers—applicable to candidates for office…
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…
Man Walks Out on Stage as Storm Rolls
—On Stage as Storm Rolls
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 11, 2024)
I did my solo stand-up act in Ohio last week and in the midst of a story, the auditorium shook with a blast of thunder. Another roll of thunder. And I started singing, 'How Great Thou Art,' with the line, 'I see the stars, I hear the tolling thunder'...
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…
When Money is Tight
by The Penny Hoarder
(May 17, 2024)
These 8 resources will help nearly everyone
A Morning Walk Along Collumbus Avenue
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 18, 2024)
I want to tell the parents on Columbus Avenue, 'Take that kid on a trip alone with you to the Grand Canyon or Greenland or some other stunning spot; the privilege will see that kid through many hard times.'…
My Apologies to the LGBTQIA+ Community
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 21, 2024)
Jim's Hope & Humor for Pride Month…
My Position on Congestion Pricing, Plainily States
by Garrison Keillor
(May 16, 2024)
I like congestion. It's part of city life. Why try to turn Manhattan into Minneapolis?…
Spring is Here, Time to Get to Know Each Other
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 26, 2024)
This is a beautiful feature of Manhattan, the proliferation of squares and plazas for people to perch or promenade in and escape from regimentation and the tyranny of social media…
Losing My Mind in New York and Then Fining It
by Garrison Keillor
(May 23, 2024)
I am not in pain, thank you, but memory loss worries me because I am in the business of doing unscripted monologues from memory in front of paying audiences and if I can't do that anymore I'll have to go to Shady Pines and play bingo…
A Letter from Greenville S.C.
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 4, 2024)
I am comfortable in the South. I'm okay with not talking politics with crazy people. Yes, in the rural areas, they display the Confederate flag, but Ive got junk in my closet too…
Happy Father's Day!
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 14, 2024)
Jim updates his annual list of Hope & Humor for Father's Day…
A Round Table in Downtown St. Paul Friday Night
by Garrison Keillor
(Jun 13, 2024)
It was a beautiful dinner, the best I've been at in months, nine of us relatives around a table in downtown St. Paul, and four of us were teenagers, which taught me I've been spending much too much time with people my own age…
Forsaken by God
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 29, 2024)
A Good Friday meditation originally published in the Pentecostal Evangel in April 1990…
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