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May 2025

Greg Morrell - the kid who couldn't catch a cold
It was the spring of 1968 or 1969, not exactly sure which.
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Ben Talley
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Friends with Benefits
My friend asked me, “So you spent half the night with a prostitute?” Then he chuckled and added with the wryest of all smiles, “I’ve heard of friends…
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Ben Talley
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A Mother's Day tribute from an abandoned child
Perhaps the greatest Mother's Day tribute I have ever witnessed came to me while I was teaching at the Bristol Jail.
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Ben Talley
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Honoring the Confederacy
My conscience spoke to me, “Remember, you are a teacher,” it said.
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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?
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Ben Talley
A universal view of resurrection
This Easter Sunday, I want to share a different view of resurrection.
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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.
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Ben Talley
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.
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Ben Talley

March 2025

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