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My colleagues and I awoke Nov. 29 in Nashville, Tenn., to startling news and video of fire ravaging homes and resort structures toward the east in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in the Great Smoky Mountains. When messengers to the Tennessee Baptist Convention held their annual

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A blast from the familial past

October 26, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

On a recent weekend, my wife, son and I were readying what will be our retirement home in our native state of Illinois. We have not lived in the southern part of the state since traveling off to seminary 39 years ago. We’ll live closer

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No cover for whistleblowers?

September 21, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

Wells Fargo, banking and investment giant, is on the hot seat, to say the least. News-watchers are inclined to think that if they looked up ethics violations in the dictionary, they would see the company’s logo. After all, the Wells Fargo employees created millions of

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A bit of Olympic good news

August 10, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

Since I was a youngster, I have watched television coverage of the Olympics, both summer and winter versions. I do not follow many sports competitions regularly, but I enjoy following some of the story lines in various individual and team competitions on this world stage.

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Going down memory lane with Social Security

July 26, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

A visit with a Social Security staffer a few weeks ago turned out to be instructive for me as I gathered information to make informed decisions in anticipation of formal retirement in a few months. The staffer was both very well informed on the ins-and-outs

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Nonpartisan or partisan response to those grieving after violence?

July 13, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

Recent deaths of black men at the hands of authorities — Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in a St. Paul, Minn., suburb — and the murders of Officers Patrick Zamarripa, Brent Thompson, Lorne Ahrens, Michael Smith and Michael Krol by a

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Fire and water produce simultaneous catastrophes across country

June 29, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

At this time of year, when various weather conditions exist at seemingly opposite ends of the spectrum, homes, businesses and residents in some parts of the U.S. deal with contrasting natural disasters. News from the western edge of American right now focuses on wildfires —

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Heroes come in many forms

June 8, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

Heroes come in many forms, and so do heroes’ farewells. The news carries a photo of an aging Golden Retriever named Bretagne (pronounced “Brittany”), believed to be the last surviving 9/11 Ground Zero search dog. (See story at http://austin.blog.statesman.com/2016/06/07/watch-last-living-911-search-dog-saluted-while-walking-into-texas-vet-office-for-the-last-time/.) The story announced that Bretagne was

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Sometimes doing something life-changing gets even bigger

May 11, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

The cnn.com headline was compelling: “Boy who grew out hair for cancer patients faces stage 4 diagnosis.” And the true story lived up to the headline. A 7-year-old named Vinny Desautel had indeed let his red hair grow long — shoulder-length — with the blessing

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World catastrophes should be prayer-triggers

April 20, 2016

author: Ken Satterfield

The news just days ago that a massive earthquake had left nearly 500 people dead and even more than that still missing caught my attention. Catastrophes happen regularly all across the globe and most of us barely notice such news alerts. Some are manmade calamities

Smoke — and fire — in the Great Smoky Mountains

A blast from the familial past

No cover for whistleblowers?

A bit of Olympic good news

Going down memory lane with Social Security

Nonpartisan or partisan response to those grieving after violence?

Fire and water produce simultaneous catastrophes across country

Heroes come in many forms

Sometimes doing something life-changing gets even bigger

World catastrophes should be prayer-triggers

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