Pontificus Minimus Opines

Observations, opinions, and commentary on life and culture

Frat Brother’s Reminder Humbles the Man Once Known as Chilly Billy

Chilly Billy with his frat brothers in The Grove at the Sigma Chi Alumni Tent at Ole Miss in Oxford. Photo by The Delta Bohemian By...
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Bad Information

By Pontificus Minimus “The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off your captivity. The oracles they gave you were false...
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A Few Thoughts On Why “Christian” Has Become A Pejorative

Ole Pontificus is not chunking big stones here; he is merely pontificating with his fingers on the keyboard. He is bad about that! Pontificus is a Christian, albeit a compromised...
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Storms, Songs, and Freedom

PONTIFICUS MINIMUS OPINES Photo by The Delta Bohemian "Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?” ...
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The Travesty of the Tongue

PONTIFICUS MINIMUS OPINES Poor William and his tongue. The tongue of one Pontificus Minimus has yet again caused him trouble. The Good Book says in Proverbs,...
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Asking For and Giving Forgiveness Matters

Pontificus Minimus Opines Sunrise on the Mississippi River. Photo by The Delta Bohemian “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has...
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Who May Dwell in the Lords Sanctuary?

PONTIFICUS MINIMUS OPINES Sunrise on the Mississippi River before a canoe trip. Photo by The Delta Bohemian Old Pontificus and his ignoble brother, Poor William, have...
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Dont Be Suing My Broke Ass in the Cradle of Crazy

PONTIFICUS MINIMUS OPINES Photo by The Delta Bohemian Instead of finishing the article I started late last night, which needs to be completed in about an...
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Sermon at Oakland United Methodist Church

PONTIFICUS MINIMUS OPINES Billy Howell, aka Poor William and Pontificus Minimus. Photo by The Delta Bohemian The following sermon was given by Pontificus Minimus last Sunday...
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Ungratefulness

By Pontificus Minimus “A thankless person rarely does a thankful deed.”  --  Author unknown Poor William in Red's Blues Lounge in Clarksdale. Photo by The Delta...
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Marshall Bouldin III and Troy Catchings: Peerless Artists

By Pontificus MinimusRare is the opportunity in today’s amoral and egocentric times to be in the presence of two great men or women in an intimate setting at the same...
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A Fathers Lament

Pontificus Minimus Opines: A lament is an expression of grief or sorrow. Now, there are LAMENTS and then there are laments: this is a lament. What is the difference? What...
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