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COLUMN: We took a trip back in time

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Jean and I just spent three days on a magnificent mountain that has, or is near, beautiful bluffs, gorgeous gorges, carved canyons, cavernous caves,...

COLUMN: I hear that mailman coming

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Well, I hear that mailman coming, he’s rolling around the bend, and I ain’t seen a letter, since 2010. That’s because the mail doesn’t...

COLUMN: I just can’t seem to remember

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I think I may have surely come to that stage and age in life where I can’t…I can’t…well, now I can’t remember what I...

COLUMN: I’ll take a bottle of Coke, please

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My first drinks of choice were either a Sun-Rise Orange, Nehi Grape or NuGrape. When I was a little older, my favorite became Coca-Cola....

COLUMN: A cake fit for a king

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What is as sweet as sugar, purple, gold and green all over and has a baby inside? A king cake! A king cake is...

COLUMN: The importance of reunions

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How do you have a reunion with a group of people when you have never met most of them? You can do that when...

COLUMN: A holiday is simply 1 day

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Editor’s note: Written prior to Valentine’s Day You probably won’t get the day off from work, or school, on Valentine’s Day. You will be hard...

COLUMN: I have gone back to college

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I am most thankful to have had the opportunity to get a college and seminary education. There was a time in my younger life...

COLUMN: A nice little snow-cation

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Well, I said, “Let it snow,” and it did. Thankfully, this one was no blizzard, but it was deep enough to make some snow...

COLUMN: Going back where I’ve already been

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The late Johnny Cash had a hit song back in 1996 in which he claimed to have been everywhere, man! He mentioned 92 cities...

COLUMN: Aunt Ginnie

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The first time I went to their home was for a family Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, it was the midday meal, but down here we...

COLUMN: The real Christmas story

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Once upon a time, long, long ago, there lived a young lady named Mary. Mary was engaged to be married to a man named...

COLUMN: The music of Christmas

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Christmas is my favorite season of the year. Christmas music is one of things about the season that I love so much. I love...

COLUMN: Thanksgiving is more than a holiday

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The late gospel singer and writer Andre Crouch had a popular song back in the 70s titled, “To God Be the Glory.” The opening...

COLUMN: A sweet treat in the autumn South

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I’m not exactly sure how he managed to live in this world this long, especially in the South, and never experience one of the...

COLUMN: What can I get for this?

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I’ve noticed in recent years, even though I’ve paid for a motel/hotel room in advance, the check-in clerk always wants my credit card for...

COLUMN: Love locks over the river

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Many rivers have locks, but not only the kind that lower or raise boats in its water. You may have seen them before, but...

COLUMN: I absolutely loved cologne

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I began shaving when I was around 13. Why, you might ask? Not because I needed to, but because I wanted to. I did have...

COLUMN: A ride down the Rhine River

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When I saw the handwriting on the wall, I knew we were no longer in Kansas; excuse me, I meant Alabama. As a matter...

COLUMN: Why did he say that?

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People can say some strange things. Some of these statements are quite annoying, while others may be funny and enjoyable. Some of the things...

COLUMN: Boy on a hot tin roof

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Mama had a mysterious situation. Her dried apples kept disappearing. Each day their number seemed to be less than it had been the day...

Let’s not become a people who dread sunrise

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I can remember a time when I dreaded sundown. I was a kid afraid of the dark and the monsters that lived under my bed. Eventually,...

A special day to honor our mothers

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Perhaps you’ve never heard of Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, but because of her, we celebrate Mother’s Day. She was born in Culpepper, Virginia, on...