What is it that can make a person mad, “at the drop of a hat?” I say that it is when another person makes a mistake driving or drives with no regard for anyone else on the road. Whatever the case, our anger is roused when people cannot drive.
Getting old is a reality of this life. The problem is, are you ready for that time to come? Many would say that this is not the role of a pastor, but I have found myself, on more than one occasion, having to guide people through the difficult decisions that aging brings.
NBA veteran Jason Collins’ decided to come out as an open homosexual this week, making him the first active openly gay athlete on any major U.S. team. I am a lifelong lover of all things basketball, but to be honest I don’t really care to know about this man’s sexual preferences.
As we watch an end to the mayhem in Boston and the surrounding suburbs that began with the bombings at the Boston Marathon, many may wonder how all of this worked? One short acronym, NIMS, National Incident Management System is the easy answer.
Yesterday’s fast-moving brush fire caused traffic and lives to be disrupted for hours. The Virginia Department of Forestry’s fire danger rating for yesterday and today was a 3, or a high danger of fire. Though we do not have many days of low humidity, we do have winds, accompanied by the effects of drought and a lot of fuel from previous hurricanes.
Scottsdale, Ariz. was ahead of the nation, in regard to residential sprinkler systems. Their testing showed the overwhelming benefit of a home protected by smoke alarms, in conjunction with a residential sprinkler system.
I recently received a call from a friend of mine telling me that he had experienced a fire the night before and needed advice on what to do next. The fire scenario was that his diesel pickup was parked next to his house, and he had plugged up his block heater, since it was supposed to get cold that night.
On Sunday, March 31, Christians will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. John 1:1 states, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
There is a suspected arsonist(s) on the loose on the Eastern Shore. The news reported last night about a sixty-seventh fire in another abandoned building. These fires are taking a toll on firefighters, firefighters’ families, police officers, fire apparatus, taxpayers, and the economy as a whole.
