Author: Tom Denham

Not forgotten

I almost got my start as a political operative in 1972. A neighbor who had a daughter my age was running for the Escambia County Board of Commissioners. I hung out at their house in those days for three reasons. The whole family...

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My favorite birthday party ever

                          Ten years ago my wife organized a surprise 50th birthday party for me. Twenty of my best local friends showed up at my favorite Cuban...

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Another chance

God was not angry when he decided to destroy the whole human race with a flood. God was sad. I want to destroy things when I am angry, so I assumed God must be angry if he destroyed everyone on earth, but the Bible tells a...

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Comfortable with anger

When I first got married I would get so angry with my wife that I would get in my car and go for a drive to calm down. You could measure the level of my anger by how many miles I drove before turning around. After becoming...

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There are vast realms we know nothing about

The first son of Adam and Eve was Cain, who grew up to be a farmer. Their second son was Abel, who grew up to be a shepherd. The day came when both Cain and Abel brought an offering to God. Cain brought some of his harvest and...

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