If you are or have been in the military or play competitive sports there is a certainty, you will experience grueling preparation & training. I use the word grueling because to survive the contact, the preparedness must be physical, mental, and emotional. It must push the limits. In a culture of fewer & fewer participants …
Tag: Fear
Can I Trust It?
I never thought too much about it before… grab bars are for old people. Welp, I am moving into that phase of life. When we travel, grab bars are one of the first things I look for. In the last 44 days Mary & I have been away from home 22 nights. Nothing causes me …
Protected
I remember going with my mother to her friend’s house. Her friend had called and said, “Come over and see my living room, Carpenter’s just delivered my new furniture.” I went with mom to her friend’s house. I could tell when she met us at the door she was surprised to see me, a 10-year-old …
“Running Around Like A Chicken With His Head Cut Off!”
I must have been 5 or 6 years old the morning my aunt told my cousins & me, “Go pick out a chicken for supper tonight.” Like a well-choreographed dance move she took the chicken in one hand and the hatchet in the other and as she brought the chicken down onto the chopping block, …
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“I Don’t Want To Carry The Flag!”
To say God has interesting ways, is to put it mildly. From my perspective looking back over my 78 years, I am fascinated by how God has moved me, other people, and situations to orchestrate His Plan. It was June of 1993, nine months before I would understand, when I suddenly developed a desire to …
When Your World Turns Upside Down…
There I was, standing in my underwear when the Drill Instructor walked in, screaming “Atten-hut" and began inspecting the beds, foot lockers and ripping the place apart. This was my introduction to the one & only military way. What I thought…the way I liked it…no longer mattered! After screaming a string of insults, laced in …
It Meant Freedom…
I must have been in the 4th or 5th gradewhen my dad ushered in a big change in my life. Dad had a unique way of testing my attitude. It was always with a question. “What are you doing tomorrow?" On this particular day it was, “Do you want to go with me to the …
“Tom, Do You Feel Ok?”
It was early one morning after a midnight shift when I was stationed in Turkey. Just outside the operations floor an Air Force medical team had set up a blood donation room. Several of my buddies & I got there early before the big rush. This allowed us to eat cookies, drink orange juice and …
**Special Edition** Election Day
Are You Afraid? Are you afraid of what might happen if your person is not elected? Many are. But how are Believers to act & respond? What does God have to say? First, God tells us through Paul, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and …
Have You Got Your Hackles Up?
Hackles are “the hair or feathers on the back of an animal's neck that stand up when the animal is feeling threatened or agitated, or to the figurative meaning of making someone angry.” (Google) Our 6-month-old dachshund puppy gets her hackles up at everything. Like her, “We fear what we don’t know,” Anonymous. Last week …
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