Taxi Trouble

My readers from outside the tri-state area are probably unaware of it but there's been something of a crime spree happening here. No, it's not a general danger for the pedestrian on the street, it's a targeted aggression. The victims are taxi drivers. Someone is holding medallion cabbies at gunpoint and robbing them of the money collected from their daily fares. These guys provide an honest (usually) service to tourists and locals and now they have to watch their backs (literally) for the gun toting miscreant in the back seat.

It's always a challenge to help people get around. Medallion cabs once were a unique fixture in Manhattan, but now they are picking up fares at locations in Brooklyn Heights and on Queens Blvd. People with no other means of getting around need these guys to get where they need to go.

In some ways, Ascension Church is like a spiritual yellow cab. People in Forest Hills need to find a way to God and we help them to get there with the Gospel. Sure we don't have people sitting in Sunday service saying, "Hey buddy, take me to the Kingdom and step on it!" If so, our response could well be, "Sure, hop in, oh and by the way, the fare's been paid already."

SAVE THE DATES

For my Mississippi readers, I'll be paying you a visit in the middle of July. I'm looking at the third week, July 15-21. I'll be contacting many of you to firm up the plans, but I've got a taste for some catfish and cant wait to see some old friends.