Author: Gary Furr

Gary is a musician, writer and Christian minister living in Alabama.
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ACHMC and Sowing Seeds of Hope Ignite Collaborative Partnerships for Health and Well-being in Perry County

Gary Furr

A significant step towards fostering improved health and community well-being in Perry County was taken on June 13 at the Community Conversation Dinner held at Lottie’s Restaurant in Marion, Alabama, jointly sponsored by the Alabama Coalition for Healthy Mothers and Children (ACHMC) and Sowing Seeds of Hope. The event brought together key community leaders, including members of the Social and Spiritual Task Force of Sowing Seeds of Hope, to lay the groundwork for impactful collaborative initiatives. Attendees included pastors, lay leaders, and notable community figures such as Judge Don McMillan, Perry County Circuit Court Judge, and Jennifer McMillan, Perry County … Continue reading ACHMC and Sowing Seeds of Hope Ignite Collaborative Partnerships for Health and Well-being in Perry County

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AI, Social Media and the Future of Us

Gary Furr

Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became theWorld’s Most Endangered Resource. Penguin Random House, 2025 and Nicholas Carr, Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, W. W. Norton & Company, 2024. The latest issue of Christian Ethics Today has come out. I wrote an extensive twin review in the issue about these two excellent books that are well worth your time. A couple of short quotes from the review. Chris Hayes is the well known host of MSNBCs All In. From Hayes’ book: Nicholas Carr has written another book that profoundly shaped my understanding of the current technological … Continue reading AI, Social Media and the Future of Us

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Wisdom from the Prophets

Gary Furr

 Hear this, you who trample the needy    and do away with the poor of the land, 5 saying, “When will the New Moon be over    that we may sell grain,and the Sabbath be ended    that we may market wheat?”—skimping on the measure,    boosting the price    and cheating with dishonest scales,6 buying the poor with silver    and the needy for a pair of sandals,    selling even the sweepings with the wheat. 7 The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.                      Amos 8 Continue reading Wisdom from the Prophets

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Mama, Is That Tacky?

Gary Furr

A long time ago, I was a preacher at the First Baptist Church in Blakely, Georgia. It was a small town with many good things, but if we wanted to really go “uptown” we’d go to Dothan, Alabama, across the Chattahoochee River, all the way in the Central Time zone. And our girls especially loved going to the Wiregrass Commons Mall. One Saturday we were there shopping and came to the food court. Lo and behold, a wedding was going on. A bride and groom, groomsmen wearing tuxes and bridesmaids in pretty dresses. In the food court of the Wiregrass … Continue reading Mama, Is That Tacky?

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Life Goes On

Gary Furr

Been away for two weeks welcoming our new grandson. He’s glorious, sweet, wonderful, and his big sister turned four while we were there. We celebrated at Chuck E Cheese. Grands give me hope, yes they do. Not certainty, the world is too unpredictable than that, but a baby’s face does something, makes me root for humanity in spite of ourselves. Just keep finding something good to do where you are. It matters. My daughter had a framed saying in her kitchen when we brought our little prince home: “You are the sky—everything else is just weather.” We kept big sister … Continue reading Life Goes On