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This is my column that was published in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. My mother had a habit that I thought was very odd as a child. She had a particular rocking
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This is my column published in the Arab Tribune on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Won’t
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This morning, during morning prayer time, I was reading from "40 Days in the Wilderness" by my friend Dale Clem. I came upon his idea on day 15 that "when we learn and practice bei
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This is my column which was published in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Pictured are steps on the Perimenter Trail at Sewanee, in the section from Memorial Cross to
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This is a sermon I composed for a class on "Images of God in the Bible" for Dr. Lauren Winner. The class was held in June of 2018 at the School of Theology at The University of the
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I prepared this for the last couple of weeks of a study I did for my Wednesday night class on the "Kingdom of God" spanning the Old and New Testaments. I thought I'd share it onlin
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This is my column which was published in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. This has been an emotional few weeks for me. I do tend to have a little rush with the coming of
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I recently saw a large church-sponsored billboard in a nearby city that said “God bless America.” It had on the billboard the colors of the American flag, shaped like the map of th
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This is my column that appeared in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. I found it humorous that the editor entitled the piece "Jesus' red-letter words show he was progre
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Today is New Year's Day, and I am beginning a journey of focusing on two things: losing 20 pounds and finding new direction for my life and ministry. I have been challenged by my S
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This is my column which appeared in The Arab Tribune on Saturday, December 23, 2017. A number of years ago, long before blogging and social media were something I could imagine (bu
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I’ve been reading the memoirs of a contemporary politician, as I have in times past when books have been published. I find them inspiring in a strange sort of way. Whether or not a
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I recently took about a dozen friends from our church on a prayer retreat to the Upper Room in Nashville. One of several highlights was to spend some time with Beth Richardson, the
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This is my column which appeared in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Pictured is the portable pulpit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., referenced in the column. ---
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I wrote this prayer of confession for a communion Sunday when I was preaching a sermon "Where's the Fire?", in reflection on the story of Moses and the burning bush. "Lord of holy
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It was one of those moments that brings it all together. In an instant, I was reminded of all that I believe and everything that I live for. When one outstanding young lady came fo
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This is a handwritten letter by Laura Francis Clark Hamby or George Washington Hamby (my great grandparents), sent to their son James Earley Hamby and his wife Charlotte Goins Hamb
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It's amazing what you can find on the internet. My grandfather, Rev. C.P. Hamby, was referenced and then quoted in the book "Five Years on the Firing Line: A Book on Earnest Evange
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This is my column that appeared in the June 6, 2017 issue of "The Arab Tribune." Displayed is my photograph of the scene at Bon Secour. It's that time of year. I imagine you love t
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This is my column which was published in The Arab Tribune on April 12, 2017. From time to time, our politicians debate over what stimulates the economy. Everyone agrees we’ve got t
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This is my column that was published in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Pictured is my cousin, Marian, with a Civil War era family treasure back in her hands. Oscar W
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This is my column that was published in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. I have a small, rectangular cedar chest that I keep in my study at the house. It holds esse
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This article was published on the front page of The Arab Tribune on Saturday, January 28, 2017. There is a turn of a phrase in Ghana that catches me by surprise every time I hear i
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This is my column that appeared in The Arab Tribune on Wednesday, January 4, 2016. Every year, it seems something unusual makes my Christmas holidays delightful. It serves to remin
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