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God Bless The Queen

September 18, 2022

The Queen is dead. Long live the King. These are words I have heard a lot over the past week …

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The Great American Road Trip

June 1, 2022

The early hours of morning always came too soon after bedtime. I can remember my mother would shake me awake …

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Pomp and Circumstance

May 28, 2022

One of the many meanings of the word “Commencement” is “to begin” and this particular day marked both an ending …

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What We Take For Granted

January 16, 2021

I had a dream recently that I was on a family vacation, at a family gathering, and I heard my …

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The Divided Path

January 8, 2020

What do you do when your Church is heading for divorce? I don’t mean my local church, which is still, …

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That Was The Week That Was

December 14, 2018

This week while doing some background research on our historic County Courthouse, I came across an issue of the local …

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Two Good Men

December 6, 2018

Over the past few weeks, two special people who I have known for as long as I can remember have …

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Reviving at Camp Meeting

July 12, 2018

When the heat of summer blends with the sweet sounds of old hymns sung by the faithful to the beat …

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When In Our Music God Is Glorified

July 20, 2017

Cheryl Hildebrand, the fount of knowledge for local writers and my former high school English/Yearbook/Journalism teacher is always encouraging me …

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Cool Places: Ponce City Market

June 26, 2017

I was born in Atlanta. Like the fictional character Prissy from “Gone With The Wind”, our small community hospital had …

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