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Karen Spears Zacharias

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May 2014

May 22, 2014

Do Something Sacred

  When I went to Vietnam the one thing that disturbed me was the way...

May 21, 2014

A Soldier’s Funeral

    The funeral service was held Wednesday morning, August 3, 1966, at McCloud Baptist...

May 17, 2014

The Lost Father

Today (Saturday, May 17) is my father's birthday. Had he lived we would be celebrating...

October 2013

October 25, 2013

Mark Driscoll: On the attack

Jesus is not a pansy or a pacifist -Mark Driscoll Pansy: a usually disparaging :  a. weak...

September 2013

September 06, 2013

Dolly Pardon at Pine Mountain

Dolly Pardon joined us at The French Market in Pine Mountain and urged everyone to...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

The Things Unspoken

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

I talk to cabbies

I talk to the cabbies. Where are you from? They answer: Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, Jamaica,...

April 2013

April 12, 2013

Praying for Bob

  We were supposed to have coffee this morning, me and Bob. We planned it...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

Hagel: Right Man for the Job

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) would undoubtedly complain if Jesus Christ himself was singled out by...

November 2012

November 10, 2012

Denying Ourselves

  After my mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in August, someone told...

October 2012

October 04, 2012

Still Undecided

  Did you watch the debate? I was driving home from Seattle so had to...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

The Veterans & the Nurse

It's the veterans she served as a nurse that Mama remembers best. Bruce. Homer. Mike....

July 2012

July 20, 2012

Colorado Shooting: Guns & Cameras

Here's the thing I hate most in the aftermath of tragedies like the one in...

June 2012

June 17, 2012

All Good Men Rise

Maria Shriver took to Twitter and her blog this week to ask a question: What makes...

May 2012

May 24, 2012

Memorial Day & the Mattress Man

I'm in Portland for a book event tonight (Thursday) at Powell's bookstore (7 p.m. Cedar...

December 2011

December 18, 2011

What will you do with the gift?

  As headlines announce the withdrawal of troops in Iraq and as politicians tout victories...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

The ugly face behind Estée Lauder

Men, hang tight, I need to speak to all the ladies for a minute. You'll...

November 09, 2011

The Veteran’s Wife

She’s the first person at church to greet everyone by name. The Veteran’s Wife commits...

November 03, 2011

Take Care of Each Other

Editor's Note:Today's post is a guest post by Roger Fuchs, a frequent visitor to this...

August 2011

August 08, 2011

Holler of the Holies: The Hillbilly's Sanctuary

My buddy Gordon took this photo on April 16, 2007. I know the date because...

May 2011

May 29, 2011

Just as I am: An excerpt

Just as I am Mama decided to bury Daddy at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery over...

May 25, 2011

How media messed up the Rapture: As soldiers lay dying

Several years ago when I was working as a local reporter I arrived at the...

March 2011

March 15, 2011

Ramblin Woman: Navarre UMC

Those folks at Navarre know how to treat a gal Tammy & the Hipster did...

November 2010

November 11, 2010

The Veteran

    The Veteran   Butterbean sits at The Veteran’s bedside. She’s a junkyard dog....

October 2010

October 14, 2010

That Dark Cloud

I have put off writing about this because I know how you people are, you'll freak out...

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