Hear this, a Baptist’s prayer: “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord this promise to keep. If I should die before I wake, don’t let girls in the pulpit, for goodness sake.” Southern Baptist – the largest Protestant denomination in the United States – have just finished their annual convention in New Orleans and have voted that while women can be CEOs of major … [Read more...] about June 18, 2023: One Man’s Opinion On Banning Women From Baptist Pulpits
2023 Columns
June 11, 2023: A Look At Fathers Past And Present On This Father’s Day
I have been called a lot of things in my long life, not all of them complimentary, but one of the most satisfying is being called Dad. It is a sobriquet I earned with the considerable involvement of the beloved Woman Who Shared My Name. It was teamwork at its finest, although I will admit she had the tougher part of the job. Birthing babies is not for the faint of … [Read more...] about June 11, 2023: A Look At Fathers Past And Present On This Father’s Day
June 4, 2023: In Defense Of A Southern Accent, Y’all
Well, swat my hind with a melon rind! I just found out why I’m so slow-witted and eat my peas with a butter knife. It’s my Southern accent, y’all. I have just read a survey that those of us who live down here below the Mason-You-Know-Who line are thought by some who live where it snows ten months a year and all their buildings are rusted, to be less intelligent because of … [Read more...] about June 4, 2023: In Defense Of A Southern Accent, Y’all
May 28, 2023: Make Way For A New Oxymoron – United Methodist
We are all familiar with the term “oxymoron,” meaning a figure of speech that combines words with opposing meanings, such as bittersweet or jumbo shrimp, freezer burn or pretty ugly. Here’s a new one to add to the list: United Methodist. The Methodist Church, the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination, is about as united these days as a flock of chickens in a … [Read more...] about May 28, 2023: Make Way For A New Oxymoron – United Methodist
May 21, 2023: What Is Fueling Georgia Power’s Rate Increases?
If you happen to be a Georgia Power Company customer, I have some good news and some bad news. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Your bill is going up $16 per month starting June 1. That’s on top of what you are already paying for your service. And the good news? It is not really a rate increase. The company is just passing along its fuel costs to you for the … [Read more...] about May 21, 2023: What Is Fueling Georgia Power’s Rate Increases?