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If My Dad…

If God had become a man, instead of Jesus, he probably would have been my Dad. Where Papa (his Dad) would have been storming the temple, turning over tables and beating up the moneychangers, my...



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Buy “A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit” (Preview Edition Chapters 1—4) In PDF Format $2.99

Get the Kindle Edition HERE Don’t have a Kindle? Click the Buy Button below to get the updated preview (Chapters 1—4) in PDF format now for $2.99 What People Are Saying: “The beginning of...



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Buy “A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit” (Preview Edition Chapters 1 & 2) In PDF Format For Only .99

Get the Kindle Edition HERE Don’t have a Kindle? Buy the preview in PDF format now for .99 cents What People Are Saying: “The beginning of Randy Elrod’s new book is a trip for the...



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A HILARIOUS Sneak Peek at “A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit”

Here is a sneak peek at my latest book—a memoir—called “A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit.” It’s a candid but ultimately redemptive look at a life that begins in the...



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Why Caregivers Are The Unsung Heroes: A Tribute

At this writing two people very close to me have been serving extended time as caregivers. After four years of battling breast cancer, my stepson Brian’s wife Kelli just passed from this life...



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“The Protégé”—My Latest Watercolor

22″ x 30″ Original Watercolor and Graphite on Handmade Paper $850. Ready to Hang Canvas and Standard Prints Available “Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the...



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What’s Not To Love: The Mystique of Absinthe

When I think of absinthe, I think of Hemingway and his posthumous novel Garden of Eden, I think of the glittering Parisian theatres, the Moulin Rouge, the artists, the cafés and all the icons of the...



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My Favorite Mistakes—Part Two—Lessons I’ve Learned From Failing Slowly

Thanks for your overwhelming response to the first five favorite mistakes. Here are five more to add. There are many more. I once read the mantra for a company called IDEO. It was simply, “Fail...



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My Favorite Mistakes (Lessons I’ve Learned From Failing Slowly)

I once read the mantra for a company called IDEO. It was simply, “Fail Quickly.” I wish I had read that several decades ago. I have the tendency to fail slowly. With a thousand pardons to...



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“Muse”—My Latest Watercolor

22″ x 30″ Original Watercolor and Graphite on Handmade Paper Not For Sale Ready to Hang Canvas and Standard Prints Available “Thus, with soul to speak, but helpless in my throes, biting my idle...



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