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Elisha the prophet, deployment & resiliency

Posted on 2012-03-31 by JS

Some wonder if the deployments are taking it’s toll on our Soldiers (not to mention the Families that remain behind). Under the strain of repeated deployments, Soldiers experience “stress” from boredom, compassion fatigue or simple exhaustion. And a case in point, in the news is the tragic story of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who stands accused of the shooting spree in Southern Afghanistan. Personally, it breaks my heart to read this in the news and I … Continue reading →

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fortune cookie

Posted on 2011-04-10 by JS

Today, I am enjoying the day of rest mostly from Army work. I woke up early this morning to drink some java, read Scripture, watch the Sunday morning news and finished reading Christianity Today magazine before church. At lunch, I went to a local restaurant called Jade Chinese enjoying a nice meal. As always, I broke open the fortune cookie and read a generic fortune which says, “Your hard work is about to pay off. … Continue reading →

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thanking Chris Woodard, the FPU Military Advisor

Posted on 2010-10-29 by JS

STORY BEHIND today’s mugshot: Last week, I was excited to meet Chris Woodard in Nashville at the Financial Peace University (FPU) coaching conference. We had lunch together talking about cost of purchasing FPU kits. We spent a few moments on discussing ideas of how to implement the FPU class to the 57th Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs). I am hoping that if we train the NCOs that will give them the tools to have their finances more … Continue reading →

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