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Passionately Pursuing Peace

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

[The following article was published in the August 2018 issue of Word&Way, the historic news journal for Missouri Baptists. It is shared here for those who have not had, or will not have, the opportunity to read the published version.] … Continue reading →

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Remembrances Fit for a King

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

A TRULY TRAGIC EVENT occurred just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot while standing on the second-floor balcony near his Lorraine Motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. Rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital less than … Continue reading →

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Remembering L.J. Farwell

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

Until I read the April 16, 2014, issue of my hometown newspaper, I don’t think I had ever heard of Leonard James Farwell. I knew there was a Farwell Street in my hometown of Grant City (Missouri): that is the … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

Although I remember well his best known song, I hadn’t remembered that Bobby McFerrin was the one who sang “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” That song topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts on Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 in 1988, twenty-five … Continue reading →

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The Levellers

Posted on September 20, 2013 by

This article is being posted on the 370th anniversary of a battle you may never have heard of as an excuse to write about a group you may never have heard of. But there is some value in knowing about … Continue reading →

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The Futility of Retaliation

Posted on August 25, 2013 by

Quite a celebration has been planned for next weekend in my hometown, Grant City, Missouri, in commemoration of its founding 150 years ago, in February 1863. The town was named after Ulysses S. Grant, a Union solider in the Civil … Continue reading →

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Border Wars

Posted on August 20, 2013 by

In celebration of my birthday last week, June and I made an overnight trip to Lawrence, Kansas. It was largely because of recently watching the 1999 Ang Lee movie “Ride with the Devil” that we decided to make the short … Continue reading →

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