Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the head of the guns-for-hire Wagner Group and Vladimir Putin’s longtime ally turned foe, was killed in a suspicious ..read more

Valerie and I use our cell phones all of the time, but it’s aggravating when we really need to talk and the battery goes dead! When that ..read more

Explore the profound wisdom of Southern writer Ellen Gilchrist, inspired by Acts 17:26-27. Learn her heartfelt advice on embracing humanity ..read more

Few statesmen have had the influence on the world stage as Henry Kissinger. Serving under Presidents Nixon and Ford, this Harvard ..read more

The Southeastern Conference loves to stick out its chest and brag, “It just means more.” Which is debatable. What is not debatable is ..read more

My wife Valerie and I used to walk around our neighborhood for fitness and exercise. That is, until my hip gave out on me and, now, I ..read more

Even though we’re an old married couple, Valerie and I still try to make every Friday night our date night! We’d gone out to dinner one ..read more

Sometimes, when you accomplish something special, it overshadows the rest of your life. When Rupert Holmes’ song “Escape” became the number one song in TWO decades, it happened to him. He said, “I have a feeling that if I saved an entire orphanage from a fire and carried the last child out on my shoulders, as I stood there charred and smoking, they’d say, ‘Aren’t you the guy who wrote The Pina Colada Song?’” No doubt. But, hey—when you capture lightning in a bottle, just be thankful that it happened at all. One of heaven’s blessings will be the opportunity to sit down and talk with the m ..read more

Ellen Gilchrist was a Southern writer with a keen eye for her region’s foibles and eccentricities. Gilchrist’s mentor was Eudora Welty, and like her she taught English and Creative Writing. Gilchrist graduated from the University of Arkansas with an M.F.A. and taught in Fayetteville for twenty-five years. Just think how much better the world would be if we all acted accordingly ..read more

My wife, Valerie, and I have different ways of doing things. For instance, when I grab the newspaper, you can rest assured that I’m going to look at two things: I’ll read the front page, then head straight for the sports section! Not so with Valerie; she likes to read the High-Profile section, the wedding announcements and, of all things, the obituaries! Now, I have a sneaky suspicion that she’s actually looking for my name in there, but she says she is just fascinated by the way so many of the obituaries are written to give glowing testimonials about what good lives the dearly departed have ..read more