Each year I vow to have my Christmas gift list filled by late-October. It’s a noble objective, yet I’ve never met this self-imposed deadline. If you have procrastinated filling your holiday list this Christmas season, here are some last-minute gift ideas for Southern men. Natchez Burning Trilogy by southern author Greg Iles Natchez [...]
For the past 26 years, I’ve gained much pleasure in smoking quality cigars. Firing one up sounds simple, yet there are a few things to know about how to properly smoke and enjoy a fine cigar. Recently, I discovered a fantastic southern cigar shop, Spring Street Cigars, with locations in Tupelo and Oxford, Mississippi. I [...]
At the southwestern tip of Nashville lays the northern end of the Natchez Trace Parkway, an almost 450-mile trail that tells a tale of American culture - namely Southern culture - through music and food. Since the late 1700s, Native American Indians, entrepreneurs, adventurers, and bandits have traveled this diagonal route between the outskirts of [...]
In one sense Emily Elgin is like the thousands of aspiring country performers who venture to Nashville, Tennessee to “make it” in the music business. On the other hand, she is entirely unique. Now she can check off a big box on her career to-do list as she breaks new ground with her debut EP, [...]
Everyone wants to be loved. Everyone. No higher proof of a creator, a god, our God, exist. Because we were created with such ultimate love, we yearn for the same. Everyone needs hope. Moving forward with neither seems impossible. Love A few months ago, I sat in a Sunday School class and listened as others [...]
