[July 3, 2022] Heads up! I’m taking a week off to visit family. This week will be the first time I’ve taken off this many days in a row since I began this blog more than eight years ago. Even when I was in the hospital, I didn’t take a full week off. I’ll be enjoying the time. … Read More »
[June 24, 2022] Cain and Abel are brothers and are, hypothetically, the first two real human beings (since they were born, unlike their parents, Adam and Eve, who God created). They don’t like each other. Abel is a good guy by all appearances. God smiles on him; fate smiles on him, and everything he does seems to work… Read More »
[June 23, 2022] Occasionally, a good video comes along that hits home. This one, “When Does Human Life Begin?” is a biological look at the idea of life (click here). We contentiously debate that issue in America because pro-abortion forces must deny life to take a life without imposing guilt upon themselves. Pro-abortion arguments parallel closely the historical… Read More »
[June 22, 2022] My mother used to tell me to learn all I could about history because “its value far exceeds its fun factor.” That was her way of acknowledging that the topic of history was probably boring to a child but its importance to me as a man was high. My first recollection of this came up… Read More »
[June 20, 2022] Here’s a realistic perspective on life. Life is difficult, and you cannot protect your children. What you can do is prepare them to be strong, courageous, truthful, and resilient in their interaction with other people. This means that you equip them for what life will be, which at a minimum, is a series of difficult… Read More »
[June 19, 2022] Fathers and father figures in our lives have shown us that authentic masculinity means being a strong and uncompromising protector. They have shown us by their words and actions the value of respecting loved ones, defending truth and justice, and life itself. Fathers are often the forgotten champions of the American family, yet none would… Read More »
[June 13, 2022] Shocked that a foot-soldier Army guy would write good things about a U.S. Marine organization? Don’t despair; I can do it. The Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation provides an educational account for every child who loses a parent serving in the U.S. Marines or any Federal Law Enforcement Agency.1 They’ve been around since 1995 and have… Read More »
[June 6, 2022] Today is the anniversary of one of the greatest undertakings of humanity. On June 6, 1944, the Allied nations invaded northern France to begin the final effort to destroy Nazi Germany. This was the beginning of the end of Hitler’s military control over Europe. WW2 would end eleven months after D-Day, and Europe would finally… Read More »
[May 31, 2022] Article by Charles P. Eberson. Editor’s note: Graphic content. Article reprinted by permission. Friedenberg’s landing on Omaha beach, D-Day June 6, 1944 as quoted from his autobiography, On Being Numerous: World War II As I Saw It, “I stepped off the ramp and sank down into water that was over my head. I’ll never be… Read More »
[May 30, 2022] Each Memorial Day, I write a short reminder to those in my community on what I see as this special day of remembrance. Below, I’ve copied it in full. This Memorial Day, our Veterans’ Club calls upon its members and our Four Seasons friends and neighbors to join others across the United States in a… Read More »