CAN MARK BORROW MY GUN?

CAN MARK BORROW MY GUN?. I have borrowed and loaned firearms all my life. People forget their shotguns on dove hunts, their rifle jams on deer hunts, and sometimes a friend just wants to borrow a gun. So, it’s common in America to let someone borrow, use, try,...

JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND RESTRAINT

JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND RESTRAINT. You may have heard phrases like, “Judge Brown is an activist judge” or “Judge Collins strictly adheres to the plain text of the Constitution.” These phrases and buzz words are typically used when criticizing or...

MY INTERVIEW WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERB CRANFORD

MY INTERVIEW WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERB CRANFORD. On February 7th, 2018, I took my boys, Jake and Reagan, to the Capitol in Atlanta. They both wanted to see the governor again and watch him swear in the new District Attorney (DA) for the Coweta Judicial Circuit...

HUMBLE YOURSELF

HUMBLE YOURSELF. Pasadena, California – January 1, 2018 Moments after Georgia defeated Oklahoma in their College Football Playoff, Bulldogs linebacker David Bellamy yelled, “Humble yourself!” to Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield as the Heisman...

THE MOCKINGBIRD

THE MOCKINGBIRD. If I remember correctly, I learned to read when I was six years old. I am certain at age seven, I read my first book; To Kill A Mockingbird.The book gave me my first insight into the hearts of evil men. It also sparked my interest in the concepts of...

GOD’S GRACE PIERCES THE DARKNESS

GOD’S GRACE PIERCES THE DARKNESSAs a child, I struggled to understand why my grandmother would cry when the hymn “Amazing Grace” would be played in church. I have actually struggled to understand the nature or definition of grace for many years. The...

AN UNNECESSARY WAR

AN UNNECESSARY WAR. ‘Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting’. Sun Tzu. Winning is therefore only relevant if battle was inevitable....

THE TWO IRISHMEN

THE TWO IRISHMEN Sometimes, I am speechless where I hear the tone and “low road” approach to issues affecting our country today. For example, I recently commented on a thread about the inappropriate, illegal, and embarrassing acts of the city manager in...

THE CRITICAL DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

THE CRITICAL DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY Governor Nathan Deal will soon appoint the new District Attorney (DA) of the Coweta Judicial Circuit from a list of honorable attorneys wanting to serve our community. The Circuit, which consists of Carroll, Coweta, Troup,...

THE TWO ROADS

THE TWO ROADS. As we travel through life, we often meet the splitting of our road. One road goes uphill while the other is a steep decline. The choice we make at the split can affect the rest of our life. Earlier this year, I spoke with one of my fraternity brothers...