Man Beards: Ben Roethlisberger's beard looks awful 

Are you particular about your pillow cases?

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas:  should the famous slogan stay in place? (USA Today)

Gender in Genesis 1:3

& China and the Swine Plague ... GUEST Jerry Bowyer ... Editor, TownHall Finance

Advent .... GUEST Rev Terry Timm ... Christ Community Church of the South Hills

Part 2: You should start your New Year's Resolutions now (NYT) ... GUEST Rev Terry Timm

Part3: Brad Pitt & Anthony Hopkins open up about crying, alcohol struggles, and moving on (USA Today) ... GUEST Rev Terry Timm

Today is Cyber Monday:  You buying anything?

Steelers beat the hated Browns last night at Heinz Field after dropping the first game in the contest 2 weeks ago!

 This Week in the Nation’s Capitol: Surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan +  Impeachment moves to Judiciary Cmte + Trump travels to London for NATO summit + New govt shutdown countdown. GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent

Sober-curious: Why is sobriety becoming cool? (CNET)

Want to Get Into the Christmas Spirit? Face the Darkness — How I fell in love with the season of Advent ... GUEST Tish Harrison Warren 

Purple Paint laws expanding across country (Trib)

These Christmas traditions are dying out (MoneyWise)

Noticing:  a theme for the season ... GUEST Marilyn McEntyre 

Mistletoe Warning: Corporate holiday parties are back - as is the booze - after #MeToo concerns  (CBS)

Atheism:  How does an atheist look at the child in the manger? ... GUEST Mary Jo Sharp

Rudolph is on TV tonight ... What Christmas shows are you looking forward to?

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Today is Cyber Monday:  You buying anything?

Steelers beat the hated Browns last night at Heinz Field after dropping the first game in the contest 2 weeks ago!

 This Week in the Nation’s Capitol: Surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan +  Impeachment moves to Judiciary Cmte + Trump travels to London for NATO summit + New govt shutdown countdown. GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent

Sober-curious: Why is sobriety becoming cool? (CNET)

Want to Get Into the Christmas Spirit? Face the Darkness — How I fell in love with the season of Advent ... GUEST Tish Harrison Warren 

Purple Paint laws expanding across country (Trib)

These Christmas traditions are dying out (MoneyWise)

Noticing:  a theme for the season ... GUEST Marilyn McEntyre 

Mistletoe Warning: Corporate holiday parties are back - as is the booze - after #MeToo concerns  (CBS)

Atheism:  How does an atheist look at the child in the manger? ... GUEST Mary Jo Sharp

Rudolph is on TV tonight ... What Christmas shows are you looking forward to?

Bomb Cyclone and midwest Snow Snarl (WashPo)

Giving Thanks when Life is Hard ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Pastor, Bellefield Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Oakland district of Pittsburgh

Advent starts this Sunday:  why do we do it? (Vox)

Things should be Harder ... GUEST Anne Kennedy 

Rite Aid gives former pharmacy building to Tarentum church (PG)

Ranker:  Vote on Everything — The Most Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Giving Thanks  ... GUEST Dr Curt Thompson

The Irishman comes on Netflix today

... GUEST Rev Dr Ed Glover, Founder and President of Urban Impact Foundation, along with his wife Tammy, has been involved in urban ministry on Pittsburgh’s North Side for over 20 yrs. Urban Impact’s annual Christmas show will be presented on Fri Decr 6th & Sat, Dec 7th at 7pm at Christ Church at Grove Farm; Admission is free and more information can be found at www.uifpgh.org/light. 

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Bomb Cyclone and midwest Snow Snarl (WashPo)

Giving Thanks when Life is Hard ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Pastor, Bellefield Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Oakland district of Pittsburgh

Advent starts this Sunday:  why do we do it? (Vox)

Things should be Harder ... GUEST Anne Kennedy 

Rite Aid gives former pharmacy building to Tarentum church (PG)

Ranker:  Vote on Everything — The Most Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Giving Thanks  ... GUEST Dr Curt Thompson

The Irishman comes on Netflix today

... GUEST Rev Dr Ed Glover, Founder and President of Urban Impact Foundation, along with his wife Tammy, has been involved in urban ministry on Pittsburgh’s North Side for over 20 yrs. Urban Impact’s annual Christmas show will be presented on Fri Decr 6th & Sat, Dec 7th at 7pm at Christ Church at Grove Farm; Admission is free and more information can be found at www.uifpgh.org/light.

Turn Off Your Phone Challenge for Thanksgiving!

The Things We Take for Granted - John Koessler 

'Drunksgiving' is coming and is one of the biggest party nights of the year (CBS)

The Destructive Wildfire We Must Fight - Carolyn Custis James

The Destructive Wildfire We Must Fight ... GUEST Carolyn Custis James 

Biggest jewel heist ever in Dresden, Germany

Turkey Trouble? At Butterball, Operators Are Still Standing By As Thanksgiving looms, no algorithm can comfort hordes of harried cooks like the 38-year-old Turkey Talk-Line (NYT)

What Not to Flush!

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: maybe no balloons this year

A God Unconstrained by Time ... GUEST Dr. Hugh Ross 

Celeb bday (Tina Turner, Rich Little)

 

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Turn Off Your Phone Challenge for Thanksgiving!

The Things We Take for Granted - John Koessler 

'Drunksgiving' is coming and is one of the biggest party nights of the year (CBS)

The Destructive Wildfire We Must Fight - Carolyn Custis James

The Destructive Wildfire We Must Fight ... GUEST Carolyn Custis James 

Biggest jewel heist ever in Dresden, Germany

Turkey Trouble? At Butterball, Operators Are Still Standing By As Thanksgiving looms, no algorithm can comfort hordes of harried cooks like the 38-year-old Turkey Talk-Line (NYT)

What Not to Flush!

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: maybe no balloons this year

A God Unconstrained by Time ... GUEST Dr. Hugh Ross 

Celeb bday (Tina Turner, Rich Little)

This Week in the Nations Capitol with Greg Clugston
- Navy Secretary fired after Trump involvement in SEAL case
- Bloomberg enters presidential race
- Trump honors military dog in ISIS raid
- Christmas tree arrives at WH

**This Day in History: Nov. 25, 1984   — Some of the world's top musicians gather to record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia

In light of Thanksgiving, what can current studies on gratitude teach us about personal happiness and the creation of a positive recall bias.  And, how can this positive recall bias help us improve political conversations? ... GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff

American Music Awards fall to record low viewers, despite Taylor Swift winning more AMAs than Michael Jackson

Thanksgiving Prep:  What are you doing today to be ready for Thursday?

Tolerance, Jesus & the early Christians   ... GUEST Father Jason Charron ... Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carnegie PA

An Irish Christmas Show in Pittsburgh! ... GUEST Keith Getty

How the Great Pyramid at Giza looked in 2560BCE ... GUEST Ralph Crewe ... Program Development Coordinator, Carnegie Science Center

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This Week in the Nations Capitol with Greg Clugston

- Navy Secretary fired after Trump involvement in SEAL case

- Bloomberg enters presidential race

- Trump honors military dog in ISIS raid

- Christmas tree arrives at WH

**This Day in History: Nov. 25, 1984   — Some of the world's top musicians gather to record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia

In light of Thanksgiving, what can current studies on gratitude teach us about personal happiness and the creation of a positive recall bias.  And, how can this positive recall bias help us improve political conversations? ... GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff

American Music Awards fall to record low viewers, despite Taylor Swift winning more AMAs than Michael Jackson

Thanksgiving Prep:  What are you doing today to be ready for Thursday?

Tolerance, Jesus & the early Christians   ... GUEST Father Jason Charron ... Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carnegie PA

An Irish Christmas Show in Pittsburgh! ... GUEST Keith Getty

How the Great Pyramid at Giza looked in 2560BCE ... GUEST Ralph Crewe ... Program Development Coordinator, Carnegie Science Center

This Day in History: the deaths of JFK, CS Lewis, and Aldous Huxley (1963)

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: From the Heinz History Ctr ... GUEST Andy Masich 

Celeb bday (Scarlett Johanssen, Mark Ruffalo, Jamie Lee Curtis)

It's Pittsburgh's Light Up Night ... + ... National Cranberry Relish Day

The Week in Review 

Kanye West’s surprise gospel performance at TX prison “an egregious violation,” atheist group complains (FoxNews)

End-of-year reflections…”another year is coming to a close at GCC as (pivotal moments: Andrew Brunson, Britt Hume, overall importance of speakers on college campuses which can render students a particular worldview)… GUEST Paul J. McNulty, 9th president of Grove City College 

The Friday Feature! 

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