This will be my fourth Father’s Day without contact from my children. Of any kind. 1,104 days. 26,496 minutes. 1,589,760 seconds… …of despair. Despite myriad pleas of forgiveness. Estranged. John Irving in A Prayer For Owen Meany says American people reserve their moral condemnation for sexual misconduct. He goes on to say, “Boudoir morality takes little imagination, and can be indulged […]
The purpose of a book review is to help the potential reader decide if they should purchase the book. Or said differently, what value the reader can expect to get from a book. Praising a book and/or the author in general terms will not actually offer much help to the potential reader. You want to […]
This past Friday night I watched the movie Dallas Buyers Club. Let me attempt to articulate the myriad emotions that flooded my soul as I watched this gut-wrenching movie. By the way, if you are Baptist like I was for 29 years and required to sign papers that you will not see “R” rated movies, Matthew McConaughey […]
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Even though The Basement was packed out with our 100 creatives from around the world (which made it hard to meet and greet) Jars of Clay was magical in the ambience and mystique of that fabled Nashville nightclub. Frontman Dan Haseltine (@scribblepotemus) started our #recreate14 journey out right with this quote: “Mystery is to be enjoyed…to be relished…even though it […]
For the first time I publicly tell my side of the story of the heartbreak and failures of the past six years. It also includes the unbelievable experiences of my childhood; and the brutal, but often funny ordeals at five churches over a thirty year span. I made the decision not to censor anything. As […]
Writing my memoir, A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit (releases on Amazon Feb. 5) over the past year has proven a tremendous exercise in self-discovery. William Zinsser in his classic guide to writing non-fiction, On Writing Well, says that, “Ultimately the product that any writer has to sell is not the subject being written about, […]
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When I started being too impressed by the results of my work, I slowly come to the erroneous conviction that life was one large scoreboard where someone is listing the points to measure my worth. And before I was fully aware of it, I sold my soul to the many grade-givers. Then I become what […]
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 […]
A few weeks ago, my rockstar real estate agent Judy Rockensock—who helped my wife Gina and I find the perfect house on our move back to Nashville—called to say she had recommended me for an interview with the Tennessean. The gist of the interview was a comparison of Austin and Nashville. The interview was short […]
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