Echols: ‘Discovering what we are called to be’
“How can I do this life well? What is it that you can pass on to me so that I will not have to relearn the same lessons at the expense of my own heart, mind, body and relationships?”
Topic: opinion
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November 2025
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Opinion: Why we need a strong and independent public health service
“To deploy truly lifesaving public health care in this pandemic requires a spirit of self-government primarily motivated by love of neighbor and a sense of personal responsibility.”
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Opinion: Embracing the best moment of life
“May this Thanksgiving week awaken the power within each of us to give and receive thanks, to uncloud our minds from the unnecessary things and embrace the best moment of life.”
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Opinion: Protecting public safety from digital manipulation
“The internet isn’t just a separate world we visit; it is now an inseparable part of our streets, schools and homes. The ultimate safety app is awareness.”
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Echols: The things that never touch your conscious mind
“Once you start to see his handiwork in the details, you notice it everyday. And if you’re like me, you find yourself wondering how many other things you see everyday ... that never touch the conscious mind.”
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Opinion: Comparing violence intervention in Memphis to Baltimore
“Reducing violence requires ... data — credible data — which requires collaboration.”
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Opinion: Beyond the scroll — what social media is really doing to us
“Research shows ‘fake news’ spreads significantly faster than the truth. Why? Because the social media algorithm is structured to reward engagement.”
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October 2025
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Echols: What word does God use for you and me?
“What we name each other, both on legal documents and in earned fellowship, is enough to determine some amount of lifelong meaning. But the grace-filled name God gives to us, both in secret and in stone, will be who we are for the rest of eternity.”
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Opinion: Amend Germantown’s charter to support a full-time mayor? Where’s the outrage?
“The qualities needed to win an election are not the same qualities needed to manage a modern city like Germantown.”
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September 2025
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Opinion: Parents want accountability at MSCS. Students deserve it
“If the ASD was a ‘failed experiment,’ then what do we call decades of schools where almost no child can read?”
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Opinion: For live theater, magic can be found in the pit
“Little is ever mentioned of what goes on in countless orchestra pits within the confines of our many theater companies.”
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Opinion: Driving Tennessee’s prosperity in divided times
“Our goal is simple: to create a space where partisanship fades and common sense takes the lead. We may not agree on everything, but we can agree on this: We all want our families and communities to thrive.”
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Sanford/Hunt: Memphis’ National Guard presence demands collaboration over partisanship
“When President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 15, federal troops will now be deployed to the streets of Memphis, the cheerleading by Tennessee’s top three elected officials ... seemed much more concerned with revealing no trace of daylight between themselves and Trump.”
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Opinion: A jail at Shelby Farms Park would be a destructive mistake
“A high-security jail inside Shelby Farms Park would destroy the very qualities that make it so valuable. ... There are more appropriate sites for a jail. But there is only one Shelby Farms Park.”
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Echols: ‘We need the wisdom of trees’
“We need the wisdom that shows us how to turn our faces toward the light and bend without breaking.”
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August 2025
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Echols: Words that aren’t the uninhabited talk of AI
“While AI can talk about God, it cannot speak about experiencing him. It can offer no first-person perspective on what God is like in the euphoria of love or in the depths of grief.”
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Opinion: Upholding Memphis’ reputation as a generous city
“My philanthropic heroes, whether congregants on fixed incomes or billionaires like Warren Buffett, embody a rare attribute. Sacrificial giving means contributing beyond one’s self, not merely after one’s self-pursuits or leisure.”
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Opinion: Life-saving medical support should not be a privilege
“Cancer doesn’t care where you live. But in this city, where you live can still determine whether you live.”
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Conaway: The welcome reality of whimsy
“It doesn’t matter how far-fetched it might seem, or whether or not anybody else sees it. Just look. Just see.”
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June 2025
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Opinion: ‘Empowering small businesses to shape Memphis’ future’
“Every storefront that opens, every local business that expands and every entrepreneur who secures funding contributes to the economic vitality of our city.”
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May 2025
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Echols: ‘Now I’ve been taught to see’
“Living this way has flung the doors wide for me to write about things like the Grammys and National Parks and PGA golf and missionaries. ... And it’s all largely because I’ve now been taught to see.”
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Narcisse: Hope is not faring well these days
“I don’t think hope is what we need in Memphis right now. I don’t even think a disciplined hope is the answer. Rather we need hope joined to action and plain old stubbornness. We need courage.”
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Conaway: We are the target; we are the catch
“Like a .30-06 Springfield with a buck in the sights, the curricula in our schools have become a target, and our history has become fair game.”
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Morris: Our local officials are committed to making Memphis better
“The City Council and County Commission meetings are often long, complicated and filled with technical language. But underneath all of it is a deep commitment to the city’s future.”
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April 2025
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Hutchinson: Beware of fake reviews
“About 30% of online reviews are fake and cost U.S. businesses nearly $152 billion per year in damaged reputations and lost revenue.”
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