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CELEBRATING A MILESTONE Scouring antique shops and flea markets it is a real find to unearth a friendship quilt. Popular
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CELEBRATING A MILESTONE Scouring antique shops and flea markets it is a real find to unearth a friendship quilt. Popular
Read MoreLittle River Wetlands Project, a local nature organization protecting more than 1,000 acres of natural and restored wetlands near Fort
Read MoreEinstein rejected all fear based and moral religion. The only valid aspect of religion for him lay in the third
Read MoreNative American Indians call their spiritual leader by many different names, all with great respect and reverence: Gichimanitou, Omeshanado, The
Read MoreOn Monday, November 1, 2010, the Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) and the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce kicked
Read MorePart three of three She registered for the audition and the whole family went to hear her play. She chose
Read MoreTo look at Herb Collins, you wouldn’t think he was like that. A nicer, kinder guy you never met. But
Read MoreDave (everybody called him Shark boy) was supposed to keep the barnacles cleaned off the bottom of his dad’s boat,
Read MoreYellow leaves are falling in the slow-moving creek while yellow-eyed wild asters peer over the bank as if watching them
Read MoreHalloween is in the air! As leaves blaze and crisp air acts as a harbinger of the cold dark days
Read MoreOH MY EMPTY POCKETS On laundry day recently, my wife Jane asked me if I was sure I had cleaned
Read MoreAvoid negative sources, people, things, and habits. Believe in yourself. Consider things from every angle. Don’t give up and don’t
Read MoreThe University of Saint Francis will host “Stories from the Street,” a program by Chicago-based Emmaus Ministries, on Thursday, October
Read MoreWe are now more than a month deep into the most wonderful time of the year: Football season. Yes, I
Read MoreThe important thing to note here is that Tillich insists that talk about a personal God is symbolic language (a
Read MoreWhitley County Country Quilters Last week I traveled to visit the Whitley Country Quilters at the Columbia City United Methodist
Read MoreThe Full Harvest Moon shines in golden splendor as the first day of autumn fades away into the night shadows.
Read MoreDave (everybody called him Shark Boy) awoke at first light and took his dad’s dinghy ashore for breakfast. On his
Read MoreDud Campbell drove the pickup slowly out of town and down past the dairy to the fishing area on Lewis
Read MorePart Two of Three Heidi continued to study and become more proficient in the piano. Every now and then she
Read MoreThis week’s DYK is continued from newly released book, God and Spirituality: A symbol, in Tillich’s theological system, is a
Read MorePart one of three This story is about a girl named Heidi. She lived with her parents and three sisters
Read MoreDave (everybody called him Shark Boy) and his friend Ryan—led by Dave’s father the Captain—walked out of Boss Penny’s Bar
Read MoreA lone crow calls from the hillside above the camp, the only loud sound on this drowsy day. The low
Read MorePeople ask me why I talk like a hillbilly. I always tell ‘em, “’Cause I are one, ‘un I’m old
Read MoreA call out of the blue Recently I received a phone call from Helen Bunnell my 7th and 8th grade
Read MoreI must admit—I’m a cat person. I’ve had a kitty ever since I was a little boy. One time, my
Read MorePart three of three HEIDI (indignant): “My turn Hank. Well, Hank pretended he didn’t even hear me! We continued
Read MoreDave (everybody called him Shark Boy) and his father sat in the cabin of the Flying Circus looking at one
Read MoreWhen purple ironweed lines the roadsides, and the underbrush begins to turn yellow, it is time for the school term
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