DAVID PIERSON

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The Epiphany of Grace Playlist

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To get you ready for the July 12th release of The Epiphany of Grace, a playlist of heartfelt songs, inspired by Grace Hymel, is available now on Spotify.Song ListBorn To Lose by Ray CharlesAm I Losing You by Jim ReevesLeavin' On Your Mind by Patsy ClineI Have But One Heart by Al Martino, Carlo

BP Podcast S02 EP33: New Year’s Day Used to Be March 25th

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP33: New Year's Day Used to Be March 25th If you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Did you know that before 1752 New Year's Day in England and its colonies was March 25th, not January 1st? It's true.When England finally converted from the Julian calendar

BP Podcast S02 EP32: Who Dat

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP32: Who DatIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Did you know the phrase “Who Dat” was first used by Herman Melville in his 1851 novel “Moby-Dick?” It's true.The phrase became the cheer for rabid Saints fans when their beloved pro football franchise,

BP Podcast S02 EP31: I Play Center Linebacker

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP31: I Play Center LinebackerIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When I was twelve, we moved from California to Louisiana.In California, I played baseball. I lived baseball. But in Louisiana there was no baseball. Only football.It was August, the

BP Podcast S02 EP30: I step off the top of a football stadium

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP30: I step off the top of a football stadiumIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When I walk, my head is down, and I scour the ground for nickels, dimes and quarters. It’s a poor boy habit I developed when I was twelve, but that tendency to look down

BP Podcast S02 EP29: Jesus Lied

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP29: Jesus LiedIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! With my title -- “Jesus Lied” -- many Christians will probably presume this is yet another attack on their religious beliefs, while non-Christians will think this affirms what they already believe --

BP Podcast S02 EP28: The Curse of the Frog

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP28: The Curse of the FrogIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When I was in high school, I knew a boy who went by the nickname “Bwana” because he loved outdoor critters. He used to keep a pet snake, and every morning some of us boys would watch when it

BP Podcast S02 EP25: The roll of the dice

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP25: The roll of the diceIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Did you know it was Galileo (1564-1642) who first figured out the percentages for each roll of the dice?It’s true.Even though six-sided dice go far back in human history and there were countless

BP Podcast S02 EP24: The Tattle Tail Priest

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP24: The Tattle Tail PriestIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Bleach. The smell of bleach and pine. A lot of what I do in the classroom, when it's not grammar, when it's not composition, is intuitive. For instance, when it's literature we're covering,

BP Podcast S02 EP23: I Have to Teach Kids How to Play

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Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP23: I Have to Teach Kids How to Play If you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! People spend most of their waking moments staring at their boxes. That is, their TV's, and when they venture forth, they fixed their eyes and even smaller rectangular boxes. Their