Faith Sometimes God Stirs the Pot: Lessons from Katrina, Government Stirring, and Life’s Unexpected Blessings admin, September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 Well now, pull up a chair and let this old Southern boy pour you a glass of sweet tea. It feels like just yesterday, but the calendar tells me it’s been twenty long years since Hurricane Katrina tore through my home state of Louisiana. Twenty years. Lord have mercy, time…
Faith Unexpected Angel: When God Showed Up Disguised as a Stranger admin, August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 Faith & Family | August 9, 2025 A Southern tale of divine intervention, mysterious visitors, and the miracles we almost miss Down here in Georgia, we know two truths like we know sweet tea stains: 1) God moves in mysterious ways. 2) Sometimes He sends angels wearin’ flannel...
Memorial Day Tribute: Celebrating the Life of Noah Harris and Honoring All Who Serve admin, May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 Alright now, pull up a chair. Got somethin’ heavy on my heart today, somethin’ important to talk about. This Memorial Day, 2025, feels a little different, maybe because it marks a special, yet sorrowful, anniversary. Just the other day, I was tellin’ you folks about Noah’s Ark Encounter up in…
Faith Faith That Moves Mountains (And Sometimes Even Us Stubborn Southerners) admin, May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 How a Cajun Mama’s Wisdom and Noah’s Big Boat Reminded Me What Really Matters — Well now, folks, I just got back from a little adventure up north to visit Debbie’s family, and let me tell you, sometimes the good Lord has a way of teaching you lessons when you…
Rodeo Revelations: Lessons in Grit, Grace, and Eight Seconds of Glory admin, May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 There’s something about that moment that “Eight Seconds of Glory” when the chute gate swings open that’ll teach you more about life than a year’s worth of Sunday sermons. Not that I’m knocking preachers, mind you. But when a 2,000-pound beast with horns like railroad spikes and a disposition meaner…
A Letter to My Atheist Friend admin, April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 Hey my ol’ friend, I hope you’re sippin’ on somethin’ cool and enjoyin’ the sunshine wherever you are! Let me pull up a chair on this virtual back porch again. Appreciate you throwin’ another log on the fire of this conversation. You’re makin’ me think, which ain’t always comfortable but…
Tax Dollars and Teachin’ admin, April 26, 2025April 26, 2025 A Response to my Friend Eric. Hope this message finds you in high spirits, my friend! You’ve raised some mighty fine questions, and I appreciate the chance to “hash” ‘em out over a good ol’ fashioned virtual back-porch chat. Now, let me grab my sweet tea, and we’ll dive right…
Finding Faith, Hope, and Love in a Troubled World admin, April 25, 2025 Posted April 20, 2025 – Mornin’, y’all! As I sit here sippin’ my coffee, this Easter morning finds me sittin’ here, countin’ my blessings, and feelin’ downright grateful for the gift of Faith. Momma always said faith was like good soil, and she sure did plant that seed deep in…
To Fred – Till we meet again, partner. Tight lines. admin, April 25, 2025 Well, heaven’s got ‘em a good one now. My old friend Fred Harget left us yesterday, and if there’s any justice in the hereafter, Saint Peter’s already handed him a rod and reel and pointed him toward the best fishing hole up yonder. Back in the ‘70s, there wasn’t a…
Should We Pre-Hate, or Pre-Hope? admin, April 24, 2025 Posted February 27, 2025 – A Thought from the Heart of Dixie Hey there, friends! I’ve been tossing around some thoughts lately—thank you, late-night TV! You know, this whole idea of “pre-hating” someone, particularly when it comes to figures like Trump, got me to pondering. Seems like we’re living in…