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I was deeply rooted in Birmingham, Alabama. I had friends from work, friends from church, friends from the running community, friends from the gym, and friends from the Beginning Experience ministry. I began growing roots in...
Read MoreAt Ensley Elementary School, I wanted to be a teacher. At Wedgewood Middle School, I wanted to be a high school student. At J.M. Tate High School, I wanted to own my own motorcycle repair shop, be a doctor, and be the Vice...
Read MoreBob Baker wanted Joe Abbott to come preach at his little church. Joe was the Vice President of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama. Joe’s office was on Montclair Road, about two miles...
Read MoreDiane Appleyard called me out as a talented writer when I was a student at J.M. Tate High School in the early 70s. I inspired her to get permission to establish a class in Creative Writing. I signed up, but then treated the...
Read MoreBob Baker was chair of the deacons at Ruffner Valley Baptist Church in Irondale, Alabama where I was Interim Pastor. Bob invited my wife and I to dinner and Cindy was his “plus one.” I was married to a smart, charming, pretty...
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