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Wedding Rings and Memories, Lost and Found

I wonder what my father might say, confronted with this evidence of... read more

Immigration for All: How About Letting Them All...

“If Immigration says I’m an ‘alien,’ I get to pick the planet.” I... read more

Death Row River

The Missouri River stretches across Missouri more or less parallel to Interstate 70.... read more

The Michigan Funeral

I do not understand the family's reaction, not from the sermon I... read more

Conservatives Embarrassing Conservatives

Liberals and Conservatives employ a “religious test” when it suits their purposes, inflaming... read more

Recounting Democracy in Missouri's 114th Legislative District

Partisanship at its best serves the best of political purposes. Election finagling... read more

Shadowed by a Better Hope

A Facebook memory showed up this morning. Some days that’s pleasant. Other... read more

An Introduction: The Vatican II Lutheran

My blog title is entirely whimsical but not without a playful seriousness.... read more

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