I Never Returned Home
Stay tuned peeps! @laird_abides: “Keep an eye out!!! ? A brand new three part series, about my experiences and struggles living with a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). It will be…
Send Me
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 Along…
I Deployed 3x and Never Did My Job
I’ve debated writing about this for awhile, but with recent events I think something needs to be said. To provide some background I was a Machine Gunner in the Marines…
These violent delights have violent ends
“Men always quick to issue violence and slow to administer peace never understood the true essence of a certain power and its fields of influence. It begins somewhere along a…
Don’t Judge Me, Bro!
“Don’t judge me, Bro!” “Doesn’t the Bible say, ‘judge not?’” Ah, yes…Matthew 7:1, “Judge not lest ye be not judged…” the unbeliever’s favorite scripture passage. Unfortunately, they take this out…
Spotter Up Writer and Deputy Sheriff Bill Farmer on SROs
After reading the debrief from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting and the failure of law enforcement, Deputy Sheriff and SRO Bill Farmer did what he does. He wrote. He expressed…
Chariots of Fire
During one of the scenes in “Chariot’s of Fire” Abrahams is discussing running with his friend. Abrahams shares his thoughts on the theme of winning and losing. Abrahams tells him,…
Why Must I Suffer?
Why must I suffer? I’m a good person; I’m a Christian; Why must I endure such trials? In my previous musings, I stated that the evil and suffering in this…
Envy the Country With Heroes
If we do not take our roles as men and women, particularly in regards to the veteran community as if it were a matter of survival or extinction, then we…
Why The Evil in this World?
As a service member, it is quite understandable to question the will of God, much less the existence of God, given the witness of mankind’s inhumanity to man as seen…