More Columns From This Author

How did it happen?
February 1, 2012

You cannot ride by many fire stations in Chesterfield County that you will not see an ambulance sitting in one of its bays. You may take this for granted, but I thought that I would share how this happens.

Let’s rebuild the walls
January 25, 2012

I attended a mini-conference yesterday, Leading Noble Men, put on by the Noble Warrior’s ministry. We began the day, hearing from the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services. He shared with us, the devastating statistics caused when fathers decide not to be fathers to their children.

Include your pets
January 18, 2012

Many people see their pets as a member of their family. I saw a story on the television where a lady loved her dog so much that she had it cloned, at a cost of $50,000. This is not an article on my views of cloning, so I won’t go there. I have known others to leave their inheritance to their pets.

Colorless, odorless, deadly
January 11, 2012

This cold snap has reminded me of something that could cause you a problem. All of us like to get into a warm vehicle with a clear windshield. There are vehicles that can even be started by a person on the inside of their home.

We must discuss it
January 4, 2012

A Christmas Day house fire claimed the lives of three children and two adults in Stamford Connecticut. As I have read through the accounts of a community that has been devastated by this incident, I am compelled to do everything possible to prevent this from happening to anyone that reads this column.

Which is it?
December 29, 2011

As I sit writing my fifty-second article for 2011, I made an interesting observation the other day. I needed to look at something on the Village News website. While there, I looked for the section on columnists, and found it under the heading “Opinion.”

The first Christmas
December 21, 2011

There are many man-made traditions that surround this holiday that we call Christmas. I watch as my wife stresses over gifts for family members, while thinking how differently things must have been on that first Christmas day. Isaiah stated, “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.

Tis the season
December 14, 2011

Can you believe it: Christmas is here? Candles, Christmas trees and Christmas lights have been adorning some homes since Thanksgiving or before. There are some people that cannot get “into the spirit” until they have done their decorating.

The unnamed relative
December 7, 2011

When I told everyone that I was going to write this article, the family member intimately involved said that I could not use his name or any identifying statements, due to the fact that many of his friends read this column.

Don’t forget them
November 30, 2011

I am writing this article at the request of a good friend of mine. This friend was a police officer for fifteen years and then transferred to the fire department from which he is now retired. These may be my words, but it is his heart that you will see in the midst of this article.