Promise, not Circumstance
“So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water. Let us hold on firmly to the hope…
Peace Support Operations
"Try to be at peace with everyone, and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord without it. Guard against turning back from the grace of God. Let no one become like a bitter plant…
Looking for Leverage
I did some vehicle recovery training early in my military career. I don’t remember much of it other than this one exercise where the instructors drove an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier into a swamp and told us to drag it out using some ropes, pulleys, ground anchors and get this---a hand winch! An M113 weighs around 10 tons and this one was down a bank and in the mud. The winch was rated for 2 tons! We followed the instructor’s directions and set up a series of ropes running through pulleys and anchored to solid ground at the other end. The pulley was then attached to the end of another rope and so on. The theory was that each pulley/rope/ground anchor we set up doubled the weight we could pull because the ground anchors would take half the weight.
Pass the Salt
"You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.” -- Matthew…
Combat U-Turns
“You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; You are not pleased with burnt offerings. My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; You will not reject a humble and repentant heart.” — Psalm 51:16-17 We had some…
Comms Check
“As the scripture says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.’” — Ephesians 5:31 “Never forget these commands that I am giving you today. Teach…
Words Count
“Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit.’’ -- Proverbs 15:4 I grew up in a home where we watched our language, and using a swear word would earn us some soap rubbed on our tongue. . .…
“Tailgating”
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one.” —Genesis 2:24 “As the scripture says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with…
Better than Jewels
“I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels; nothing you want can compare with me. I am Wisdom, and I have insight; I have knowledge and sound judgment. To honor the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and…