Imagine that you’re a combatant involved with many thousands of others in a great war. Battles come and go, and you’re involved in many. At most times you have clear orders. Despite the intense danger involved, you know what you’ve been asked to do. This is your...
A significant transformation is taking place in the United States at the moment. The inauguration of a new President is scheduled to take place in less than a week. The individual taking office, and those whom he has chosen to serve in his administration, have made...
These are difficult days. There’s a growing sense among many Christ followers that good things are slipping away, and that unwelcome changes are coming at what seems like an unprecedented pace. Even among some who don’t yet know the Lord there seems to be a growing...
In the Panoplia.org Soft Skills and Tactics (SST) online course we address the concept of complacency. In the topic on Risk and Contingency (SST 01.01.04) we share an account of an individual who learned a horrible lesson about complacency in terms of security. While...
We hope and trust that you will enjoy a wonderful holiday season together with those you love. We look forward to resuming our normal posting schedule on January 2, 2021. When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me...
In our security article this past Tuesday we mentioned how I and a small group of colleagues got lost while trekking in Southeast Asia. We had excellent navigation equipment. In fact, we were actually testing a new land navigation tool during that trip. This was...
Imagine that you’re fortunate enough to be among the first to visit a place that’s never been seen by humans. Maybe it’s a completely undiscovered part of earth that’s never been inhabited. Or perhaps it’s another planet, and you’re one of a small group of explorers...
The concept of a path is commonly used as a metaphor for the way that we journey through life. The Bible uses this imagery in several ways. In Psalm 16:11 David says that the Lord makes known to him the path of life. Proverbs 3:5-6 says that if we trust and submit to...
Today is my 59th birthday. During a time of prayer and reflection in the Word this morning I was pondering the concept of time. I was thinking about how close I’m getting to the age of 60. As I thought about this, I realized that today is actually the first day of my...
