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 âš“ 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…
General I Finally Agree With the Democrats—And That’s What Scared Me Straight admin, February 26, 2026November 8, 2026 I Finally Agree With the Democrats—And That’s What Scared Me Straight February 25, 2026 Well now, grab yourself a rocking chair and pour some sweet tea, ’cause what I’m about to tell you might just knock your boots off. Last night, Debbie and I settled in to watch the State…
General A Southern Fried Guide to Surviving Election Season admin, February 20, 2026February 27, 2026 A Southern Fried Guide to Surviving Election Season Or: Why Your Lazy Neighbor’s Vote Counts Just as Much as Your Educated One—And That Oughtta Scare You Silly A Field Guide to the 2026 Georgia Primaries Part One of a Series That Just Might Save Our State It’s 2026 in Georgia,…
When the Fox Guards the Henhouse admin, February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 When the Fox Guards the Henhouse: A Southern Boy’s Take on “Nonpartisan” Election Analysis Pull up a chair and pour yourself some sweet tea, folks. We need to have us a little talk about propaganda dressed up in Sunday clothes. Well now, I just finished reading something that got my…
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…
Politics Courage, Commitment, and the Call to Duty admin, November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 Courage, Commitment, and the Call to Duty Gratitude for Those Who Step Up First things first – I want to tip my hat to Kandiss Taylor, Brian Montgomery, Krista Penn, and Pat Farrell. These four patriots have raised their hands to succeed Buddy Carter as our representative for Georgia’s 1st…
Politics The Tail Wagging the Dog: A Southern Perspective on the 2025 Government Shutdown admin, October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 The Tail Wagging the Dog: A Southern Perspective on the 2025 Government Shutdown By Dean Burnette – Louisiana Born, Georgia Grown, and Still Not Crazy (Yet)  October 29, 2025  (Politics | Southern Fried Thoughts)  Now, listen here, and I don’t mean to preach—well, maybe a little—but the…
Family Fried-Golden Parachutes & Premium Parasites—A Family Talk about the Insurance Squeeze admin, September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 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…