{"id":107,"date":"2019-05-06T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:51","slug":"sweeping-up-after-the-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Redemption&#8217;s Table with Robert Barge &#8220;SWEEPING UP AFTER THE ELEPHANTS&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Lunch and Conversation at Hickory Chip Barbecue Restaurant in Clanton, Alabama<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Featuring Special Guest: &nbsp;Ken Lenoir.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My&nbsp;good friend Ken Lenoir and I sat down to some hickory smoked barbecue with all the trimmings to savor some of his favorite redemption characters from film, music, and literature. &nbsp;In addition, Ken shared some of his own redemption story.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Ken works for Barnes &amp; Noble and serves as Pastor at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Clanton, Alabama.) &nbsp;Eclecticity abounds with such table guests as Boo Radley&nbsp; circus sweepers, rodeo clowns, and a couple of recovering hypocrites. &nbsp;We saved you a seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0162-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"110\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?attachment_id=110\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0162-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0162-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0162-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0169-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?attachment_id=111\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0169-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0169-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0169-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0160-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"113\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?attachment_id=113\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0160-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0160-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0160-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_55\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-107-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rte3a.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rte3a.mp3\">http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rte3a.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rte3a.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?powerpress_pinw=107-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rte3a.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rte3a.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Lunch and Conversation at Hickory Chip Barbecue Restaurant in Clanton, Alabama&nbsp; 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