I am occasionally asked to present the weekly lesson in my Sunday School class. I do it with the clear understanding that everyone in class accepts the fact that I need the lesson’s messages worse than they do. I am Methodist by birth and by the grace of God and my momma. The Methodist Church was founded by John Wesley along with his brother, Charles, in … [Read more...] about September 3, 2018: We Church-Goers Don’t Always Walk Our Talk
August 27, 2018: On Friday Nights This Fall, Don’t Forget the Marching Band
Okay, the lazy days of summer are gone and school is back in session. Even before classes began, many of our high school kids were already busy practicing in the searing Georgia sun getting themselves in shape, working on their moves, practicing their formations, getting their uniforms issued and ready for Friday Night Lights across the state. Football? … [Read more...] about August 27, 2018: On Friday Nights This Fall, Don’t Forget the Marching Band
August 20, 2018: Readers, Schoolteachers Respond to Column on Public Education
Maybe I have worn them out (I hope so) or maybe they have chosen to ignore me (Bad idea. That only encourages me) but opponents of public education – including private school scholarship tax-giveaway advocates and for-profit charter school management shills – were strangely quiet after my recent Open Letter to Georgia’s public schoolteachers. Maybe in the recesses of their … [Read more...] about August 20, 2018: Readers, Schoolteachers Respond to Column on Public Education
August 13, 2018: UGA Needs to do the Right Thing for Vince Dooley Now
I have said it before and I say it again: If the field at Sanford Stadium is not named for Coach Vincent J. Dooley while he is still around to enjoy the honor, it will be a travesty and an insult to a man who well deserves the recognition. Alas, football fans can be among the most short-sighted of all forms of life. They are a “what have you done for me lately?” … [Read more...] about August 13, 2018: UGA Needs to do the Right Thing for Vince Dooley Now
August 6, 2018: An Open Letter to Georgia’s Public Schoolteachers
Dear Georgia Public Schoolteachers: Good grief, here we are slap-dab in the middle of the dog days of summer and you are already back in the classroom. I remember as a child that my family didn’t even take vacation until August because school didn’t start until after Labor Day. When we started really didn’t seem to matter because before we wound things up around … [Read more...] about August 6, 2018: An Open Letter to Georgia’s Public Schoolteachers