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A pastor friend of mine recently told me that people in his church complain that there are too many announcements. He replies, “There are so many announcements because there are so many things going on.” Announcements let us know that something important is coming. One may wish to ignore and miss out on the event, or, to listen up and take full advantage of all that is happening. There are some announcements surrounding the birth of Jesus that need our attention. We don’t w

A Georgia State State Trooper once did a traffic stop on a local redneck. He had been going well over the speed limit. The Trooper asked the redneck, “Son, you got any ID?” The redneck replied, “’Bout what?” People who are in addiction have an ID problem. It is difficult for them to identify themselves as addicts. That is partly because it would mean they have to admit to a problem that needs solving and they may not be ready to address it. In addition, they know there is a

Looking over the audience it was clear that two things were at work. First, the Franklin-Elk Municipal Alliance, led by Deputy Mayor of Franklin Township, Dave Deegan, and aided by Steve and Sharon Clair, Lillian Carr and Dawn Gelsi Collins, did a phenomenal job or organizing and promoting this important event. The second is that people in our community are experiencing the heartbreak of addiction. Whether it's overdose, theft of family heirlooms, loss of a family member thr

Our first snow storm of 2017 was beautiful. Blistery cold and quietly blowing across the fields and highways, this heavenly precipitation descended like a dove. Well not quite a dove, but at least like a blanket, which to borrow from Annie Dillard in An American Childhood, “held the houses down and the people in.” The routine warnings had been echoed on radio and television as newscasters and politicians took advantage of the face time to remind people to “stay off the road