Opinion: Explore Memphis as a pilgrim, not a tourist
G. Scott Morris
The Rev. Dr. G. Scott Morris, M.D., is founder and chief executive officer of Church Health. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Memphian.
Once we have gotten to know the people who have called Memphis home through the good and the bad, we can start to understand this place we inhabit together.
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