“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses.

“No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.

I sat down a few days ago with the idea that I would churn out a quick article for October which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  I asked myself, “Why is this issue so important to members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee?”

For years, the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds was an “animal prize” free zone. I know because I was the one who instituted the policy during the years that game vendors with live prizes were turned away. This year, for whatever reason, that policy was reversed or ignored.

Last year, my wife’s car was stolen from the Casino parking deck.

A famous poet once said, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”.

“The Church (Pentecostal) today seems to have found that in many respects, reverence, healing, and the Fear of God has gone.  The Church has grown cold.   (Exercise prayer.)

The centuries old Cherokee Indian Fair has been the most expensive event in the long list of seasonal events that the Tribe sponsors and executes.