Preacher's Piece

Every week for the past 18 years or so this column has appeared in this publication. I am grateful Dan Stevens gave me this opportunity so many years ago. It was a dream of mine since high school English class to have a weekly newspaper column. (This is not goodbye). Dan has always encouraged me to exercise my right to free speech and to freely express my opinions. When I first “signed up” he gave me the choice of a weekly column, bi-weekly, or monthly. He told me at that time that he would hold me accountable to whichever plan I agreed to. I chose weekly and have never regretted it and have n...