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℘℘℘ “What kind of guy was Michael Lynch?” “I’ll tell you what he was,” said one of his firefighter coworkers. “There are two different kinds of guys that get on the Department. Those that got on the job, and those that get into the job. He was a guy that got into his work.” Lynch was just 33 years old, married for five years and had two kids. He worked out a firehouse in mid-Manhattan, just a few blocks from the Ed Sullivan Theater and Broadway itself. Lynch had been on the job 11 years and was close to being promoted. Ladder Company 4 – along with Engine 54 – responde...

Ring: At the end of the day, I need to shut up and listen John Ring I was talking with a group of guys I work with on Tuesday nights. I was explaining the latest venture in my faith development. I call it “No Talk Tuesdays.” That is its proper public title. To me, it's “Shut-up Tuesdays.” I think that says it all.  I mentioned it a few weeks ago. On Tuesdays during my prayer walk, I do not ask God for anything. I focus on the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The theme of the walk at 5 a.m. is, “Be still and know that I am God.” Too much of my prayer time is focused on me a...

Ring: These are great days John Ring Everybody is talking about it. At least all the pastors are talking about it. There is some angst going on behind those confident pastors who climb into the pulpit on Sunday mornings. Their concern is about the post-pandemic church. I have to use the word “concern” because godly pastors are not supposed to worry. Believe that and I’ve got a bridge for sale that spans the Savannah River. Let me boil down the issue quickly. The purists of the Christian faith insist that the church is to be a functional in-person experience. It is to be a body. The argu...

A union election is underway at the company’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama—and the president made clear where he stands.

Ring: Everybody needs encouragement John Ring A man stopped me the other day. He asked if I was John Ring. I asked him if he was with the FBI or any other government agency. He laughed. “No,” he replied, “but I’m pretty sure you are John Ring.” Honestly, I wanted to run. You never know what is about to proceed. But I stood my ground and asked, “What can I do for you?” He chuckled and replied, “I read your weekly article in the Bluffton Today. I wanted to let you know I enjoy it.” I was relieved. I wasn’t going to jail (not that there is any reason). We chatted for a few mi...