IT IS A NEW YEAR BUT DON’T TELL THE CORN-FRIED SHRIMP You can stick a fork in 2009. It is done. I can’t say I am sad to see it go except that it puts me one year closer to the ultimate conversation with my Maker, who can’t wait to hear my excuses for a life not lived as well as He and I would have liked. Only three things of note happened this past year. First, we swore in a … [Read more...] about Dec. 28, 2009: It Is A New Year But Don’t Tell The Corn-Fried Shrimp
2009 Columns
Dec. 21, 2009: There Are Some Treasures That Money Can’t Buy
I am a rich man, a man of incalculable wealth. Had I read these words through some magical process several decades past, I would have assumed that my bank account would be overflowing and my estate large and prosperous. Not so. Time has given me a new value system. I now know that what makes you rich is not what is in the bank. It is what is in your heart. There is no … [Read more...] about Dec. 21, 2009: There Are Some Treasures That Money Can’t Buy
Dec. 14, 2009: I Wish I Had Been There. In Bethlehem.
I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE. IN BETHLEHEM. I wish I had been there. In Bethlehem. I wish I had witnessed the birth of the baby Jesus in that humble setting in a lowly manger. Was it really as cold that night as it is sometimes depicted on our Christmas cards or was it a cool and comfortable evening as it is predicted to be this year in Bethlehem? I wish I could have seen … [Read more...] about Dec. 14, 2009: I Wish I Had Been There. In Bethlehem.
Dec. 7, 2009: Investigative Reporter Turns State Politics On Its Head
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TURNS STATE POLITICS ON ITS HEAD Dale Russell is the best investigative reporter in Georgia, bar none. With a single interview, he has turned state politics on its head. It was Russell, head of the investigative unit at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, along with producer Mindy Larcom, cameraman Mike Carlin and editor Travis Shields (“Be sure and tell your readers … [Read more...] about Dec. 7, 2009: Investigative Reporter Turns State Politics On Its Head
Nov. 30, 2009: Paying Homage To Three Wise Men
PAYING HOMAGE TO THREE WISE MEN This is the story of three wise men. They do not come bearing gifts of gold and myrrh and frankincense. Their gifts are service, intelligence and integrity. They don’t have exotic names like Bithisarea, Melichior, and Gathaspa. Theirs are ordinary names: John, Raymond and Roy. But there is nothing ordinary about them. All three are World War II … [Read more...] about Nov. 30, 2009: Paying Homage To Three Wise Men