Your Bag of Wedges: A Commencement Address
I was invited by President Beck Taylor to give the afternoon Commencement Address for Samford University’s winter graduation on Saturday,
Author: Gary Furr
Gary is a musician, writer and Christian minister living in Alabama.
The Ringer
A gyrating Salvation Army bellringer fresh off a successful run at Little Caesar’s sidewalk guards the doorway to the Stone
Ted Lasso and the Hope That Doesn’t Kill You
I am one of the last people to binge watch “Ted Lasso,” so I’d already heard plenty before viewing it.
Michael Lewis’ Premonition: A Cautionary Tale
REVIEW of Michael Lewis, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story W. W. Norton & Company (May 4, 2021). After retirement I
A Prayer for Friends Who Have Lost Loved Ones
Life in its beginning, life at the end, all is pure and true gift beautiful and real. That there can
Poplar Tent Memories: album release
I have updated and re-released an album I put together with some friends ten years ago, POPLAR TENT MEMORIES. The
Remembering 9/11
The Watchers Gary Allison Furr. September 11, 2020 I wasn’t on a plane, or a family member receiving frantic calls,
Faith and Vaccines
This week I remembered a conversation I had with a woman many years ago. I had gone to teach a
Ranting the Deadly Sins
My friend LaMon Brown reminded me of this quote from a book i read many times and loved over the
Reframing to Blessings
When I first began to preach as a pastor it was in small churches in Central Texas. They were mostly
The Flatpickin' Pilgrim's Progress 