Guest Columns

When the General Assembly wrapped up much of its work at the end of last month, there was only one day left in this year’s legislative session.

Traditionally, this time is spent just considering any vetoes the governor might issue on the bills making it through the House and Senate. This year, however, there was still some unfinished business that had to be addressed, with the most pressing being the state’s road plan and a budget for the Transportation Cabinet. The agenda also included a major initiative to curb prescription drug abuse.

When House and Senate leaders first sat down early last week in budget negotiations, most of the major issues had already been decided.

Each chamber, for example, supported Governor Beshear’s decision to cut most state agencies by more than eight percent next fiscal year to balance the books and then maintain that level of spending in the following year.  Both the House and Senate feel it is important to live within our means, and to rely as little as possible on one-time funding sources to cover recurring expenses.

About six or so years ago, I met a man who said he saw a dead man raised to life.

The dead man’s name was Bob and the man who told me about it said God had told him to go to Bob’s house to pray.

He didn’t know Bob had died until he got there, but since God had told him to pray, he figured he better do it. So, he asked Bob’s wife if he could see him.

The man had seen death before, and Bob was dead. Even so, the man started praying because God had told him so.

Every time my town has an event that draws a lot of people, from a Saturday’s farmer’s market to a festival or parade, a local pastor and members of his church are there, handing out gospel tracts.
During the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Brother Troy was on the corner, handing out tracts.

The one he gave me had an I.Q. test on the front with only one question. “GODISNOWHERE — What does this say?”

People either see “God is nowhere” or “God is now here.”