Rich: How prayer works

This is how prayer works: Tink and I were one hour into a seven-hour trip home from Memphis.I’d been on a book tour for two exhausting weeks and had a stomach bug, very rare for me. Our good friend and house sitter, Kathy Lanning, is alert and doesn’t miss a thing.

Rich: Tellers of songs — part four

Several years ago, I cohosted a radio show that was recorded in a studio on Nashville’s famed Music Row.Top on my wish list of guests was songwriter Rodney Crowell. His songs range from light and fun to deep and thought-provoking.

Yarbrough: The state of this column can’t be overstated

My fellow Americans, my fellow Georgians, and my loyal readers without whom I would have to go get a real job! (Laughter and applause!)I come before you today to submit to you my annual State of the Column address.

Yarbrough: A reader’s reminder of the goodness within us

I get a number of suggestions from readers regarding topics for a column. For that, I am grateful. I also get suggestions from some readers about what I can do with the column and where I can go while placing it where they suggest.That, I will leave to your imagination.

Rich: Tellers of songs — part three

Dolly Parton is, unquestionably, one of music’s best songwriters. Arguably, she is the best writer of the “girl singers,” as they were called in the 1960s, to come out of Nashville.Loretta Lynn was smart and unique in her view of marriage and relationships.

Crane: This is only a test

This is a test ... this is ONLY a test ...Followed by a series of sharp, pitching squeaks and clicks on your typically AM radio dial.This was a weekly test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS).

Yarbrough: Looking at some monkey business in Bainbridge

Today, dear readers, let us turn our attention to some serious monkey business currently taking place in the Great State of Georgia. And, no, I’m not talking about stolen elections and fake electors. I’m talking about monkeys.Real, live monkeys.

Rich: Tellers of songs - part two

In 1949, a young North Carolina preacher decided to take his ministry to the streets of Los Angeles where he and his staff pitched a tent and waited for the people to come.A few did.Billy Graham had prayed that the Lord would provide a larger congregation.

Yarbrough: Another official reason to love this great state

By the time you read this, cornbread may be Georgia’s official state bread. It has been a long time coming and it might not have happened except for the herculean efforts of state Rep.

Rich: Tellers of songs - part one

Those who write songs are my favorite storytellers.In roughly three minutes, they can wrap your heart up and tie it in a pretty bow. Or, they can write of a baby that was born, then carry you down through his long life until his pinewood box is lowered six feet into the ground. In three minutes.