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- Remembering the Schoolhouse(s) Known as “Bell Ridge” in the Morrison City area of North Kingsport, Tennessee January 31, 2020
- 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
Top Posts & Pages
- Remembering the Schoolhouse(s) Known as “Bell Ridge” in the Morrison City area of North Kingsport, Tennessee
- Robert Sayers Sheffey, Mountain Preacher and Man of Prayer
- Compromise Church
- Appalachian Lexicon
- Remembering Vacation Bible School in the '60s and '70s
- A Barony in the Mountains of Southwest Virginia
- Places I've Lived: Paint Lick, VA
Tag Archives: grave
I Wish That Cow Would “Moo.”
I found that some fellowship with the funeral directors was necessary when going to the funeral home in the role of pastor. During the visitation, I would sometimes sit in the office and talk with these folks. They have some unique stories. Continue reading
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Tagged apprentice, burial, burial service, coal fields, cow, death, funeral, funeral home, grave, mountain graveyard, mountain road
Toward An Appalachian Christian Spirituality, Part 3: Dealing with Limitations, Sin and Death
Life is sometime hard for people who live in rural areas. Appalachians face hardship from a number of areas. Having come to live in the shelter of mountains, the people have found isolation and “apartness” to be an unswerving fact. … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, christian, death, grave, limitations, resurrection, sin, spirituality, spring
