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- A Song of Unity from Long Ago August 19, 2019
- Beautiful Hills of Home August 16, 2019
- When Your Family Tree Becomes All Hung Up July 22, 2019
- “The Storms are on the Ocean” as a Metaphor for Homesickness June 15, 2019
- “Excuse Me, May I Look Inside Your Biscuit?” May 3, 2019
- Labor Day: Celebration of Working People September 1, 2018
Top Posts & Pages
- Appalachian Lexicon
- Robert Sayers Sheffey, Mountain Preacher and Man of Prayer
- The Fine Art of Whittling
- You Can Get Your "Shout" Back
- History of a Part of Weber City, Virginia
- Faces from the Past: Part Two-The Ketron Heritage
- The Baptism of Mrs. Maggie
- Chief Logan's Gift
- Ode to Soup Beans and Corn Bread
- "Benge! What Are You Doing?"
Tag Archives: Appalachian
A Song of Unity from Long Ago
A man was enjoying the freedom found in the wilderness of the young nation of America. He was living any way he wanted to, not having a moral compass, but doing what he wanted, when he wanted, regardless of any … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian, bible, christian, Christianity, Church, faith, God, grace, Holston, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Methodism, Methodist, mountain, preacher, religion, singing, southern, Spirituality, Tennessee, United Methodist, United Methodist Church, worship
When Your Family Tree Becomes All Hung Up
There are several places up my family tree where I’m completely stuck when it comes to figuring out the preceding generation. Some of these places will continue to be dead ends since documents just don’t exist. Others are possible to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian, Clinch River, family, family history, paternity, Scott County, Southwest Virginia, Virginia
“The Storms are on the Ocean” as a Metaphor for Homesickness
The iconic Carter Family of Country Music origins (A. P., Sarah, and “Mother” Maybelle) were known for their classic songs. “The Storms are on the Ocean” is one of them. I have been dabbling in autoharp playing for a while … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian, Autoharp, Belfast, Carter Family, Clinch Mountain, Country Music, family, home, loss, love, Mother Maybelle, mountains, Scott County, Southwest Virginia, Virginia
Places I’ve Lived: Paint Lick, VA
Back in 1989 I was appointed to the Belfast-Midway Charge in the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference. My first appointment out of seminary, it was my first charge as a pastor, and I was given the reigns of two … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachian, Boy Scouts, caramel icing, Church, climbing, family, figures, Fincastle Turnpike, Holston, Indian, Midway, mountain climbing, mountains, Native American, Paint Lick, Paintings, pastor, preacher, religion, Robert Sheffey, Russell County, Sheffey, Southwest Virginia, Tazewell County, United Methodist, Virginia
Go Rest High on that Mountain: Reflections on a Mountain Man’s Life
Saturday my wife and I, and her cousin were sitting with him in his room when he drew his last belabored breath in this life. One of his last requests was for my wife to take him “up the mountain.” When men from his family say that, they are referring to something more final than a trip up a hill. Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian, coal miner, disabled, family, father-in-law, fishing, hunting, mountain man, stubborn, stubbornness
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Medicine in Appalachia
There’s something about the way we mountain people view health. I think we value our health, but we have odd feelings about medicine. For instance, one of the most widely practiced ways of getting people well in these hills and … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, Appalachian, attitudes, medical, mediine, mid-wives, mountains, osteopathy, pain killers, pills
