While I have not seen the new movie Superman versus Batman, I am very familiar with the character of Batman. When Batman was a boy, he watched his parents mugged and killed in front of him. He was raised by his butler, Alfred. Central to the story of Batman is his loneliness. First, from the…
Devotional Writting
A God Who Never Sleeps
In the 1990s when I was in college, I spent my summer at the ROTC Advance Training Camp. One of the memories from that training was the nighttime patrols that we would conduct. For several days, we would spend all day out in the training area and at night we would circle up in a…
Straighter Paths
A couple of weeks ago, I got lost in a small town on my way home from a trip to Kansas City. I did have my iPhone with me and the GPS voice, Siri, was telling me where I needed to go. The problem was that there were so many turns, I would be at…
Peace With Everyone
In the Army we talk much about the skills needed to wage war. War is what results when diplomacy fails. While we must be ready to go to war to defend our nation, the deterrence of war and the diplomacy to prevent war is always the preferred method of resolving conflict. Many times, however, the…
The Interpreter of Our Prayers
My family have been watching the new NBC Show “Little Big Shots”. “Little Big Shots” is a variety show where young children perform and entertain. Occasionally, there will be a child from another country who does not speak English. In this case, the host brings in an interpreter to communicate with the child and bring…
Holding Your Hand Through Trouble
Even as our children get older, there are still many times that I will reach over and hold their hands: as we cross a busy street, as we walk down narrow stairs, or as we walk through a crowd. These are the times when I want to make sure the children, especially the smaller two,…