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We participate in a number of in-person SST courses each year. Although it would be great if these were open to the public, at this point they are for individuals heading out to serve in challenging international locations. Each training event has its own group of...
What is prayer? Is it a ritual, a routine, or a meaningful pouring out of our hearts to God? In my New Testament reading this week I came across two beautiful pictures of prayer being offered before the throne of God. In the fourth chapter of Revelation John is given...
A simple post this week due to my being down with the third case of COVID in just over three months. The first case was the result of being in West Africa in October 2022, the second was from North Africa in November 2022, and the third was caught closer to home last...
We do a good deal of Soft Skills and Tactics (SST) training in various parts of the world. Those we train generally serve or will serve in challenging and often high risk international locations. And yet, sometimes we end up training a somewhat different group of...
Last July we replaced our twenty-year-old Honda Pilot with a new RAV4 Hybrid. As I began planning for the loadout we would carry in the new vehicle, I noticed a small storage area just inside the liftgate. Nothing practical seemed to fit in this tight, oddly-spaced...
My “Chapter a Day” reading schedule has me in the New Testament book of John these days. As I work my way through this book, prayerfully asking the Lord to give me eyes to see and ears to hear what he has for me, I’ve been struck by the number of times the word...
On December 31, 2022 we posted an article on Infectious Disease. In that article we described an emergency medical situation that took place a month before when I was in North Africa. As we explained in the article, without immediate access to two prescription...
On September 22, 2022 Fox News ran a headline that read, “Christianity quickly diminishing in US, on pace to become minority religion…” A similar headline appeared on December 09, 2022. It read, “Growing number of Americans moving away from Christianity...” Both...
There are numerous obstacles that may threaten the success of achieving an objective. Identifying threats and training to overcome them are essential elements to operational success. For example, with the advent of persistent and ubiquitous surveillance made possible...
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