Columns & Editorials

As we start a new year I have been thinking about the Washington Irving story about Rip Van Winkle who slept for 25 years and woke up in a new world.

I made a statement before that Solomon had 300 wives and 700 concubines. Actually it was the other way around. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines.

2017 has been a disappointing year for me. I still don’t have a flying car or a robot to do all my grunt work. My cancer came back. My Dad passed on.

I sincerely hope you had a merry Christmas like we did. We were blessed this year with a visit by Lori’s mom from Tennessee.

When Lucifer (Satan) was created and made very beautiful, he was still not satisfied with his place and what he was created for.

Every year I get more and more disgusted by the commercial mess we make of Christmas in this country. The decorations that come out before Thanksgiving and compete for flashiness.

A couple of months ago I got a Facebook friend request. It was the kind of request you hope you get every once in a while.

King David died and Solomon reigned in his place. The nation was at peace with the surrounding nations so Solomon was free to start building GOD’S Temple.

Once the sexual harassment stories started trending, I figure some Hollywood producer ran into his studio head’s office all excited. “Check it out, boss! We’ll call it “Salem 2050”.

This week Forney has lost one of the most iconic leaders in our modern history, my friend Don T. Cates.

GOD granted Israel their request for a king.

Everyone keeps saying we should do a better job of screening people for mental health issues, though no one really has a good solution for it.

Because I work in Disaster Relief I see more than my share of destruction and loss in person but I’m able to empathize with victims and keep enough emotional distance to do my job and not let it ge