🇺🇸 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…
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Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! — Mardi Gras, Lent, and the Gumbo of Life
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! — Mardi Gras, Lent, and the Gumbo of Life” By Dean Burnette February 17, 2026 If you’re reading this from South Louisiana, there’s a decent chance you’ve already heard a marching band at 9:12 a.m., smelled somebody’s gumbo from two streets over, and watched a…
When Good People See Different Things
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…
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A Christmas Worth Remembering
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…
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A Thanksgiving Symphony: Pittsburgh, Prayers, and the Soundtrack of Gratitude
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…
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Passin’ the Baton: David’s Psalm and Our Family Legacy Over Morning Coffee
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…
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Fried-Golden Parachutes & Premium Parasites—A Family Talk about the Insurance Squeeze
Fried-Golden Parachutes & Premium Parasites—A Family Talk about the Insurance Squeeze By Dean Burnette | Louisiana-born, Georgia-grown, grateful-to-be-American Pull up a rocker and set the sweet tea between us. I’ve been stewing on these double-digit rate hikes the big insurers are wanting to slap on Georgia families like a cast-iron…
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Sometimes God Stirs the Pot: Lessons from Katrina, Government Stirring, and Life’s Unexpected Blessings
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…
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Unexpected Angel: When God Showed Up Disguised as a Stranger
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...
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Counting Blessings and Cajun Adventures: A Louisiana Homecoming
Sweet Tea, Donuts, and Zydeco Dreams  There’s something about Louisiana that gets in your blood like hot sauce in a pot of gumbo. If you’ve ever wondered why we Cajuns are so proud of where we come from, let me tell you—it ain’t just the food (though Lord knows…