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Al Schipper

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Jerry and Betty

Hiking is great but not all hikes are the same. Hiking with the returning swans and eagles in Millennium Park near Grand Rapids, Michigan is

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Adept and Agile

Jesus was a Jew until John made him a Baptist.  I hope you are laughing because that claim is funny. It’s a little one liner

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somebody nobody everybody

Giving advice is easy. There’s something that’s a half bubble off and I have just the right thing to bring balance. I can reach into

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What Was I Teaching?

Nowadays, history and related topics like geography and political science are in resurgence. That’s a wonderful thing. History majors everywhere are celebrating. Seems like we’ve

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Mausoleum versus Obelisk

Sometimes cemeteries present interesting stories simply by the accidental placement of the deceased.  One of the best is this one in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle

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First

This is the First Roseland Christian Reformed Church of Chicago Illinois — a long time ago. First of all, I want you to know that

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Waiting for Fireflies

Recently Ann and I found ourselves sitting in a ghost town deep in the Smoky Mountains. Dusk was falling fast as our book club unfolded

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Before I Got Here

It might have been here on The Twelve that somebody suggested it would be interesting to discover who owned my land before my land was

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