Candace Echols

Opinion by Candace Echols: 'Being filled to the measure of the fullness of God is better than any gift card out there. It exceeds what our carefully curated lists can bring. And it beats the biggest surprise that could ever be wrapped in a box.'

“We are referred to as “The Forgotten Generation.” Which could sound depressing, unless you have learned to live out of the clever quiet of a middle child identity.”

Candace Echols — “We are referred to as ‘The Forgotten Generation.’ Which could sound depressing, unless you have learned to live out of the clever quiet of a middle-child identity.”

Memphis opinion: From meeting as children to watching Grizzlies games, Candace Echols writes about a friendship 84 years in the making.

Candace Echols: Heaven is a long and delightful and forever hello.

By Candace Echols, Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: April 05, 2026 4:00 AM CT | Published: April 05, 2026 4:00 AM CT

Candace Echols: 'We have dulled our own human-ness.'

Candace Echols: Will we recognize each other in Heaven?

Candace Echols, opinion: When master violinist (and Grizz Den podcaster) Will Walker stands in the spot where his heart and his song and his community and his God meet, he worships and invites the rest of us to come alongside and do the same.

Opinion by Candace Echols: “I am glad to celebrate the courageous, kind, committed choices of the worthy men who walk among us in this town. I am glad to be the one who gets to bear witness to their honor, intentionally chosen in the quiet of the shadows.”