Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 5, 2006
March 16th, 1942 General Douglas MacArthur is ordered out of the Philippines after a siege of America’s last stronghold in the country. All that is left is the island of Bataan. A reluctant MacArthur finally leaves Bataan for Australia, but before he leaves says “I shall return.” Eventually the
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
General John B. Sedgwick, May 9,1864, on the battlefield in Spotsylvania. A soldier, just in front of him, heard a sharpshooter’s bullet go overhead and he ducked to the ground. Why, my man, I am ashamed of you, dodging that way. They couldn’t hit an
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 8, 2007
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Quote from Generation Me by Jean Twenge- Young people have learned these self-lessons very well. In a letter to her fans in 2004, Britney Spears, 23, listed her priorities as "Myself, my husband, Kevin, and starting a family." We don’t have to hear that twice to get the point. We take it for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Gay-Themed content ads generated $212 million in revenue in ‘05, a 2.5% increase over ’04. This represents 50.3% of total advertising in gay-themed publications—up from 9.9% in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
At the end of World War II, General George S. Patton had the occasion to lament the war’s end in a quiet walk that he took with his friend and mentor General Omar Bradley. He told “Brad” that he actually was sad to see the war ending in Europe and that he would miss the “struggle” and the
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Contributed by John Perry on May 11, 2010
We learn an impt lesson about change in General Stonewall Jackson's famous valley campaign. Jackson's army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, he called his wagon master in to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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General George Patton of WW II fame was a great student of the history of warfare. During the battles of North Africa, Patton’s troops and tanks were engaged in a series of attacks and counter-attacks with the German Panzer Divisions under the command of General Erwin Rommell, generally considered
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
At the dramatic conclusion of the musical, Camelot, the tragic figure of King Arthur calls a boy named Tom out of the bushes. Arthur dubs the boy a “Knight of the Round Table,” but orders him not to fight in the battle. He is to “grow up and grow strong” in order to tell of the ideals and
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God thought about my future before I even had a present!
Let me explain. I know that some of you are already saving money for sending your kids to future education. And you don’t even have kids yet! You are pre-planning! That’s awesome. That’s the love of a parent, getting ready to give that
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
General Ulysses S. Grant had a man who was a true friend to him like this. His name was John A. Rawlins. He was the General’s chief of staff. It was to Rawlins that Grant gave his pledge that he would abstain from alcohol. When he broke his pledge, Rawlins went to Grant and with great
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