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1/16/2026 2 Comments

Tragedy

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Delta Maddogs--40th Gander Reunion
When I walked into the American Legion on December 11, 2025, I was entering a gathering of those connected to the fatal crash of Arrow Airlines on December 12, 1985, that killed 256 people in Gander, Newfoundland. We had assembled in Kentucky for the 40th anniversary of that horrific tragedy. But my first thought was that I was in the wrong place. The people looked too old and mostly unfamiliar as I initially scanned the faces. But then, as my eyes adjusted to the bright light so dissimilar from the dark parking lot, I recognized soldiers from my company and my West Point classmate, Mark Armstrong. I was in the right place, yet wow, how much forty years has changed our appearance and bearing. ​

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11/22/2025 2 Comments

Guard Your Deposit

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Robert Kayanja walked three miles to school as a nine-year-old. One day after classes, he was exhausted and noticed a pick-up truck that he thought often drove by his home. He asked the driver if he could ride in the back of the truck, and the man said it was okay. But the driver did not turn onto the road to his home; instead, he drove a different direction. Robert saw dead animals in bags in the back of the truck and noticed the men in the cab, and immediately became frightened that he was being kidnapped. He stood up to jump, and the driver shouted at him to sit down as he sped down the road.  ​

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2/11/2025 1 Comment

A Booster

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Larry and Valencia Turrentine
Larry leads a group of military academy graduates in our weekly Tuesday night prayer ZOOM® calls with a brief devotional and prayer. His words often encourage us. When I asked Larry what we could pray for him for the year, his answer was thoughtful and four-fold. He asked for prayer for those he was financially counseling and coaching who were in debt. He requested a benevolent, discerning heart for those needing love and financial assistance. Larry sought wisdom in leading online classes to facilitate spiritual growth. He solicited energy to not grow weary in visiting those who were bedridden and suffering from dementia.
           
​Larry often sends me encouraging texts. He is a caring friend I go to for advice, a good listener, and a gentleman who, above all, seeks to honor God. I thank God for bringing him into my life and the lives of countless others. Larry is a booster.

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10/10/2024 0 Comments

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931—August 13, 1995) was a Hall of Fame Center Field player for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968. [1]  During his illustrious career, he was a 3x Most Valuable Player (MVP), Gold Glove winner, Batting and Triple Crown (batting average, home runs, and runs batted in) winner, and Major League Player of the Year. Mantle played in the All-Star game 16 times.  He was part of seven World Series-winning teams. He is considered one of Baseball’s best players and sluggers. He is the only player to hit 150 home runs as a left and right-handed batter.[2]

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6/12/2023 2 Comments

Ordained

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 Klaus Schwab, a German engineer, founded the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 24, 1971.[1] About 1000 companies fund this international non-governmental lobbying organization. They are somewhat famous for their annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Switzerland. It is a dangerous organization committed to an ideology that the globalized world should be managed by a “self-selected coalition of multinational corporations, governments and civil society organizations (CSOs)” through initiatives like the “Great Reset” or the “Global Redesign.” They are not transparent with their finances. Nor are they shy about advocating pandemic lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and a strong collectivist ideology that scorns individual sovereignty and advocates eliminating many citizen rights to enforce their enlightened views.[2] Schwab and his cronies are openly hostile towards Christianity and are not shy about espousing a utopian, depopulated earth where they rule and control in godlike fashion.[3]


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5/17/2023 0 Comments

Put the Spotlight on Me!

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Loren and Ralph Erickson
​On Saturday, family and friends gathered to honor and remember Ralph Erickson.  Ralph lived a whole life of 90 years, serving as an Army Chaplain, a Clinical Pastor, and a Grief Counselor.  Married twice (both of his wives, Joanna and Darlene, passed away), Ralph was a man who loved Jesus and who cared deeply about his family and people.  He served as an Army Chaplain for 24 years, with two tours in Vietnam.  He received the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Air Medal (a medal for aviators awarded him for the incredible number of hours he spent on helicopters to minister to troops). ​

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8/11/2022 1 Comment

As Usual

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Mary Geegh is one of my heroes. She wrote a fascinating booklet called God Guides. Mary wrote, “I determined to listen to God for guidance in all matters, and I promised Him I would obey whatever He told me.”  Mary had a critical spirit towards a coworker, so, in line with her new conviction, she asked God’s guidance on how to repair the rift between them. God told her to give her colleague a fresh egg. Mary thought that would insult her and resisted God’s prompting. But later, with prodding, she did what God asked, and He used that egg to refresh the woman and to bring new love into Mary’s heart for her—all the friction was gone! Mary created a habit that would change her life and give her countless stories of God miraculously working in her and through her for His Kingdom. ​

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2/10/2022 0 Comments

The Bad Leader

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We have all experienced them—leaders, who exhibit selfishness in the midst of a crisis. One of the reasons why I believe the Bible is the greatest book on leadership is the plethora of examples of good and bad leaders.  So let’s look at a man who shows us what not to do.  ​

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9/11/2020 2 Comments

Heroism

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On November 18, 1952, LT E. Royce Williams from his ship the USS Oriskany, off the coast of Korea, was given a bombing mission against North Korean targets as part of a strike group.  The pilots flew near a river that bordered the Soviet Union. Upon completing their mission, they received information that 7 MIGs were scrambled to intercept them. Williams was ordered to return and provide protection for his ship.  


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12/5/2019 0 Comments

Oscar's Vision

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Oscar and Queta
​Oscar, in September of 2003, had a vision where he was on the beach in a messed up condition when someone approached him, took him to the ocean, and began to cleanse him with ocean water.  In the vision he stopped crying and felt an incredible peace.  He asked the person helping him, “Who are you?”  The person replied,  “I’m God.”  Oscar was a 3rd generation atheist on his mother’s side and 4th generation atheist on his father’s side.  His vision began a religious quest in which he sampled Buddhism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religions while maintaining his heavy lifestyle of partying and heavy alcohol consumption.  ​

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8/12/2019 1 Comment

Daniel

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If you have never read through the Old Testament, I would highly recommend you read the book of Daniel.  For one thing, the prophetic material found in the book of Revelation cannot be rightly interpreted without a general knowledge of Daniel’s writing. This small book of 12 chapters is highly organized and by its intricate arrangement reveals how incredibly wise Daniel was. Daniel’s ministry covered the length of the Babylonian exile with his last dated prophecy made around 536 B.C. when he was in his eighties.[1]


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5/1/2019 1 Comment

"The Legend"

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In 1976, through the encouragement of an Army Aviator and friend of the family, I applied for acceptance at West Point.  My high school was Faith Academy in the Philippines and the chances of me becoming the first student from Faith to gain acceptance into a military academy were not great.  Fortunately, I had a high school coach, Tine Hardeman, who understood the magnitude of the opportunity and who did all he could to help me complete the physical tests and paperwork.  

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2/12/2019 0 Comments

What Right Looks Like

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Acts 10:1,2—There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.  He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household.  He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.
 
It should not surprise us that Cornelius was God’s choice to first bring the gospel to the Gentiles.  When we study his profile, it is inspiring and gives us a clear picture of what right looks like and thus why he was favored in God’s eyes. Cornelius was:


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12/18/2018 0 Comments

Larger Than Life

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​Consuello is a big man, not just in size but in heart.  He lettered in three high school sports—track, football and basketball.  His last second shot sent his team to the state championship in basketball.  In football he was the defensive player of the year for four straight years earning a scholarship to play college football.  At the transitional age of 13, his mother died. She inspired him to see the best in people regardless of the situation.  One powerful example she set was in sending her divorced husband’s new wife a birthday card every year. Consuello could not understand why she would do this so she taught him the value and importance of respect.  She did not fault the other woman or let bitterness spoil her kind disposition.


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11/6/2018 0 Comments

Oswaldo

Oswaldo Calixto grew up in Via El Salvador of Lima, Peru in poverty. Traumatized by a mother who exposed him to witchcraft and constant family conflict, at the age of 14, he fled home to live on the streets with his friends.  Oswaldo became a thief and robber to survive, scrounging whatever he could to survive. Many times he risked his life through ​

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10/31/2018 0 Comments

Be Like Paul

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1 Timothy 4:16—Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.
 
The Apostle Paul wrote his protégé Timothy to encourage him but what makes his words so powerful is his own example.  He faithfully paid close attention to his life and his teaching.  Next to Jesus, the case could be made that he influenced Christianity worldwide through his leadership more than any other man.  His epistles continue as vital roots of the worship, theology, and pastoral life in the Catholic and Protestant traditions of the West, and the Orthodox traditions of the East.

 What made Saint Paul such a strong leader was that he:

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9/18/2018 0 Comments

Power of the Word

John George graduated into heaven recently.  He was a man for whom I will eternally be grateful.  At a time when I was a cocky senior at West Point, he accurately confronted me about pride and forever changed my life.  John knew that the Bible warns us in Proverbs 16:18 that “Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.”  His exhortation scared me to death that God would not use me for His kingdom.  

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7/28/2018 0 Comments

Be Like Daniel

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Daniel 1:17—God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom.  Daniel also understood visions and dreams of every kind.
 
Daniel, probably in part because of my given name, has always been my hero.  In studying his Old Testament prophetic book that contains his story, there are at least five superb applications that ought to inspire us to be like him.

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1/31/2018 0 Comments

Tie Them Around Your Neck

​Sadao Munemori was born in Los Angeles, California.  As a young man he joined the Japanese-American 442ndRegimental Combat Team which included the 100thInfantry Battalion, the most heavily decorated unit in World War II.  Sadao, while fighting on a hillside near Seravezza, Italy, was faced with a wounded squad leader and an entire team pinned down by machine gun fire. Private First Class Munemori decided to engage in a one-man frontal attack.  Using grenades he wiped out two machine gun nests but in the process became completely exposed to enemy fire.

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1/17/2018 0 Comments

Self-Awareness

A close friend of mine, Sam Titus, sent me a book to read.  It was entitled Insightand it was written by Dr. Tasha Eurich.  Tasha did a wonderful job exploring the topic of self-awareness and illustrating why it is so important.  Tasha defines self-awareness as “the ability to see ourselves clearly—to understand who we are, how others see us, and how we fit into the world around us.”  I was pleased to see that she recognized in her research with people that “humility is a key ingredient of self-awareness.” She also noted as an organizational psychologist that self-aware people enjoy more successful careers and better lives because they have developed “an intuitive understanding of what matters to them, what they want to accomplish, how they behave, and how others see them.”[1]
 

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