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Honoring the Confederacy
My conscience spoke to me, “Remember, you are a teacher,” it said.
May 4
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Ben Talley
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April 2025
Dr. Cecil Blankenship - the man who took chances on people
What chance was there that a little orphan boy (who had seen his father murder his mother when he was only four) would ever amount to anything?
Apr 27
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Ben Talley
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A universal view of resurrection
This Easter Sunday, I want to share a different view of resurrection.
Apr 20
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Ben Talley
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Rubbing elbows with the rich and famous
To some degree or another, all of us are prone to become at least a bit enamored with the rich and famous in this world.
Apr 13
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Ben Talley
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Words funny and wise
Following are a few of the funny (and often quite profoundly wise) words spoken to me over the years by some elementary students of mine.
Apr 6
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Ben Talley
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March 2025
Hometown Stories - Three Years Later
Bristol native Briana Fillers, owner of Briana Fillers Consulting in downtown Bristol (and a former student of mine) took this pic of me beneath the…
Mar 30
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Ben Talley
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Our individual spiritual journeys
In this particular column I am sharing one person’s individual spiritual journey.
Mar 23
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Ben Talley
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The gratitude of growing old
About three weeks ago, while hiking high on Holston Mountain, I came across a young lady hiker.
Mar 16
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Ben Talley
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Why teachers are WAY overpaid
(The Teachers of Promise Institute)
Mar 9
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Ben Talley
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The last time your name is ever spoken
Someday someone on Earth will say your name for the last time.
Mar 2
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Ben Talley
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February 2025
The Wolf Pack's New Leader
(a completely original fable by Ben and his son, David)
Feb 23
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Ben Talley
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Losing at love? Think again
What would you think would be the number one cause of death for the approximately two dozen students I once taught who have now passed away at an age…
Feb 15
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Ben Talley
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