Faith The Ultimate Reunion: Cousins, Coffee, and a Promise admin, November 7, 2026November 8, 2026 A Tribute to Cousin Renee and the Faith That Holds Us Together By Dean Burnette | Southern Fried Thoughts | November 7, 2026 Categories: Faith | Family I’m Loosiana-bound this week. That’s “Louisiana” with a little extra seasoning on it. My taste buds are already packing their bags. My cousin…
Faith The Morning After the Big Game BELEIVE admin, November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 By Dean Burnette, Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts Categories: Faith | Family | Politics Published: November 4, 2026 Well now, y’all, the coffee’s strong this morning, and so is the silence at a lot of kitchen tables. The votes are counted. Some of you are celebrating, and some…
Faith 🇺🇸 Salt, Light & the Ballot Box: A Wake-Up Call to the Church admin, March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 🇺🇸 Salt, Light & the Ballot Box: A Wake-Up Call to the Church Are We Sleeping While the Republic Burns? What I’m about to say matters more than just about anything else I’ve written on this blog. In about two months, Georgia voters will walk into a voting booth and…
Faith ⚓ Full Sails, Full Hearts, and a Full Plate! 🙏✝️ admin, March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 ⚓ Full Sails, Full Hearts, and a Full Plate! 🙏✝️ Sunday, March 1, 2026 Well, I don’t know what your Saturday looked like, but mine felt like the Lord set the whole day on “High Cotton” and just let it play. It started early, the way the best days always…
When Good People See Different Things admin, January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 When Good People See Different Things: A Letter About Truth, Compassion, and Finding Our Way Home “The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.” – Proverbs 18:15 My friend Jennie—and she IS my friend, make no mistake about that—posted something on Facebook…
Faith When Georgia Needs a Voice That Won’t Back Down admin, January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 When Georgia Needs a Voice That Won’t Back Down: Why Kandiss Taylor Has My Vote Dean Burnette | Faith, Family, Politics | January 27, 2026 We’re living in interesting times, folks. And by “interesting,” I mean the kind of times that make you want to check if you accidentally wandered…
Faith A Christmas Worth Remembering admin, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 Counting Blessings and Making Memories: A Christmas Worth Remembering “The best things in life aren’t things at all—they’re people, memories, and the music that ties them all together.” Well now, here we are on the backside of Christmas 2025, and I’ve been sitting here in my favorite chair, sweet tea…
Faith A Thanksgiving Symphony: Pittsburgh, Prayers, and the Soundtrack of Gratitude admin, November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 A Thanksgiving Symphony: Pittsburgh, Prayers, and the Soundtrack of Gratitude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Thanksgiving Day, 2025 Well now, here I sit in the Steel City, a Louisiana boy transplanted to Georgia clay, now finding himself in Steelers country with a full heart and a cup of coffee that’s still trying…
Faith The Port of Savannah is the Closest Thing to a Foreign Mission Field Without a Passport admin, November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 The Port of Savannah is the Closest Thing to a Foreign Mission Field Without a Passport Or: How I Learned You Don’t Need a Passport to Be a Foreign Missionary A Thanksgiving Log from the President’s Chair – Maritime Bethel Savannah Posted November 23, 2025 – Southern Fried Thoughts…
Faith Passin’ the Baton: David’s Psalm and Our Family Legacy Over Morning Coffee admin, November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 Passin’ the Baton: David’s Psalm and Our Family Legacy Over Morning Coffee By Dean Burnette | November 8, 2025 | Faith, Family Well now, settle in with your coffee, friends, ’cause this morning the Good Lord decided to wallop me upside the head with something profound while I was doing…