The Big Party This Week in Heaven; by Sean Dietrich
It was quite a night in Heaven. The angels were busy. The cherubim and seraphim were fluttering around, batting their wings, in preparation for the big party.
Inspiration
Hope: His Omnipotent Power Endures
Hope: His Omnipotent Power Endures “Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” ~Red from The Shawshank Redemption Forced mask and vax mandates, centralization of digital currencies, sexualization and grooming of children, wars and rumors of wars, train derailments, food processing plant fires, selling our national sovereignty to the World Health and other …
Why Are We Here? (Part 1)
Why Are We Here? (Part 1) “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.” ~ Matthew 25:21 (ESV) Greetings my fellow Americans! Many, including myself, have written quite a bit over the …
Sam, By Sean Dietrich
He is older. I see him standing outside the supermarket. Scruffy beard. Pitiful shoes. He smells like a substance plentiful to barnyards and sheep pens. His clothes are threadbare. He is asking for food. Not money. Not handouts. Just something to eat. He holds no cardboard signs. He’s not bothering anyone. His name is Sam. …
Another Leadership Story; “How Are You Doing Joe?”
There is another leadership story I would like to tell. I tell this to future officers when I get the chance. In 2011, I was the appointed leader of an organization. While I owned the responsibility given to me, I never felt I deserved the role. One day, my boss’s boss asked me how I …
I’m 72 years young today.
I’m 72 years young today. I write a bit about my birthday, because it follows November’s Indian summer which is my time of annual, deeper than usual, introspection and reflection.
Why many Christians are failing in their Christian Faith, by Freeland_Dave
Why many Christians are failing in their Christian Faith. by Freeland_Dave, Simple stat. 200 different Christian Denominations on the US alone and 45,000 worldwide. No unity in the Scriptures and most all of them hold the mistaken belief that if you don’t follow the dogma of their denomination that you are pre-consigned, by them of …
Sean Dietrich’s Alabama
Sunrise in middle Tennessee. It was four in the morning. I left my hotel early to get on the road. I had a long way to go. There was a light dusting of frost on the Smoky Mountains. I could see my breath. I turned on the radio and found a station playing Hank Williams’ …
Angel Encounters at the Waste Drop-Off Station
My suburban town has a waste drop-off station where residents can bring items that don’t go in regular trash cans.
I saw two angel encounters happen there.
Sean of the South Visits University of Alabama
The University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, is a unique place to visit, even for those who never attended.
Becoming Not A Robot, by Joe Heaton
When I was a Plebe (freshman), I was getting onto a Greyhound bus. Before I got to the top of the steps, someone identified me as in the military. “Thank you for you service.” Wait? What? I have given no service. They had simultaneously identified me as affiliated with the military, and over-judged my contribution. …
Healing and Renewal; Faith, Courage, and Hope in the Cadet Prayer
“[The words duty, honor, country] are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.”
General Douglas MacArthur, address to the Corps of Cadets on receiving the Thayer Award, 1962
Who was John Wayne? by Citizen Writer, Joe Heaton
Who was John Wayne. Marion Robert Morrison. John Wayne. He was an idea. In most of his movies, he portrayed a gruff and tough hero. The Searchers. The Sands of Iwo Jima. The original True Grit. Great movies, all. He was a man of honor who had his struggles. He was tough as nails, but …
Taking a Knee, by Joe Heaton
Today is a glorious day. It is a joyful day for us. And yet, I have been staring at my computer screen for hour after hour, thinking about what I want to write, or if I want to write.
Why I Stepped Off the Side of the Earth in 1968 (Part 2)
A month ago seven old men who spent 4 years together as company mates at West Point compared memories on why each went there, stayed, and what the place meant – personally. Each testimony was different. Here’s what I wrote 4 years ago and stands the same now. It’s purely a personal epistle.
Keep Your Head On A Swivel, by Citizen Writer, Joe Heaton
But do not just look for the threats. Look for the humanity.
Book Review: I Am David, by Guest Columnist: Alan Hand
God, has a plan for dealing with loss, if we will only listen.
Ain’t Nobody’s Fault But Mine
What a long day. Morning working outside, doing nothing important but harvesting oranges, grapefruit, and lemons from the lovely trees in my backyard. So, a day away from real life or a day in real life?
Take a Knee, by Citizen Writer: Joe Heaton
True humility is when you lower yourself to be beneath those in need.