Based on the number of views, I suppose I’m one of the last people on earth to watch Miley Cyrus nude in her Wrecking Ball video. You’ve probably watched it, whether you will admit it or not. If you have not, to fully understand this blog post, (and if you plan to comment) you might want […]

Get the Kindle Edition HERE Don’t have a Kindle? Click the Buy Button below to get the updated preview (Chapters 1—7) in PDF format now for $2.99 What People Are Saying: With every page, Randy brings so many thoughts from the past to life. In an honest and raw format that is signature Elrod, this […]

Wah, wah, wah, waaahhhh I dreamed I was there in CCM heaven Oh what a beautiful sight Last night I dreamed I went to CCM heaven. And you know who greeted me at the gate? The ole rebel-philosopher himself, Larry Norman. He said to me, he said “Gabe, the Big Boss of the singers up […]

Here is part two of my side-by-side comparison of Austin and Nashville after living for an extended time in both cities. I did not expect this post to be so popular. That is encouraging. Please share these two posts on your social networks. Seems a lot of people are considering relocating to one of these […]

Next re:imagine Thursday Nov.7 9:00—10:30am Frothy Monkey at Grimey’s too 8th Ave. Register HERE  

I resisted the Breaking Bad temptation for several years, but finally succumbed after seeing numerous mentions on social networks and upon heeding the feverish recommendations of trusted friends. I persisted through the darkness of the early episodes because the story called to something deep within me and the words were as old as time itself. Before […]

Yep. My first ever tattoo. I have considered  getting a tattoo for over 20 years, but never found the courage—or the symbol—to forever mark my lily white skin. Forever is a very long time. Two weeks ago, the planets aligned, and I finally went under the needle. Here are a few reasons why: 1.) In […]

It’s easier than you might think to publish a book on Kindle. And best of all it’s free. This is how I do it. Please be aware, there are myriad variations. 1. Write the book —This may very well be the hardest step of all. Everyone says they are going to write a book—very few […]

Buy your copy now and find out why. Only $2.99 Amazon Kindle Edition PDF Edition This preview edition contains Chapters 1—4.

If God had become a man, instead of Jesus, he probably would have been my Dad. Where Papa (his Dad) would have been storming the temple, turning over tables and beating up the moneychangers, my father would have been putting up with the wanderings of the children of Israel for forty years and sending them […]

Here is a sneak peek at my latest book—a memoir—called “A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit.” It’s a candid but ultimately redemptive look at a life that begins in the poverty of the Appalachians, then chronicles the good, bad and ugly times spent as the arts/music pastor of five churches in some of the most […]

At this writing two people very close to me have been serving extended time as caregivers. After four years of battling breast cancer, my stepson Brian’s wife Kelli just passed from this life last Thursday at the entirely too young age of 32. Another battle with cancer is raging in Franklin, Tennessee in the lives […]