Equipping Saints • Engaging Culture • Examining Claims
Image: Wanted poster, distributed June 1, 1924. Courtesy Southern Oregon Historical Society 1988.11-8.5, MS 672 (via Smithsonian) A Narrative History of the West’s Last Great Train Robbery ❖ ❖ ❖ On the morning of October 11, 1923, engineer Sidney Bates had exactly one day of work left in him. After a long career on the…
There is a particular kind of professional — rare, but recognizable — who doesn’t merely survive technological disruption. He sees it coming, steps onto it like a wave, and rides it into the next era. Dennis Robbins is that professional. His career, now spanning five decades, reads less like a résumé and more like a…
The debate over fair use has intensified in the age of artificial intelligence, with publishers fighting to protect their content from unauthorized commercial exploitation. The News-Media Alliance’s recent whitepaper challenges claims that AI companies can freely harvest copyrighted material under fair use protections, arguing that massive-scale commercial copying for training language models fails every traditional…
A “Righteous Cause” is a pursuit or belief considered morally just, virtuous, and aligned with divine or ethical principles, often involving standing for justice, truth, and God’s will, as seen in the religious context of Christianity. It signifies actions based on a deep moral rationale, differentiating them from self-serving or unrighteous motives, but also carries…
Image by ChatGPT. PROMPT: “From all of our interactions, what is one thing that you can tell me about myself that I may not know about myself?” PERPLEXITY… One thing that stands out is that you consistently act as a builder of others’ growth and understanding, even when you frame yourself as the one…
The morning of October 25, 2025, began quietly enough—Mesa skies still dim, the dawn breeze carrying that slight autumn crispness. My daughter Bethany and I were wrapping up preparations for our “Everything Is Free” garage sale. With serious downsizing ahead of us and no ability to participate in the HOA’s annual sale event, we decided…
Summer Adventures in Phoenix, Oregon The summers of the early 1960s hold some of my most treasured childhood memories, centered around family vacation visits with my cousin Frank at his family’s place in Phoenix, Oregon. It was a world away from our home in West Pittsburg; where we had refinery stacks and the muddy Sacramento River…