Author: Jim Gant

Last night, I had the honor of speaking with a wonderful group of young men and women in a graduate theology class. It was a powerful evening. The students asked me about Afghanistan, the people I met there, and my faith. The last question came from a woman whose family members had served in the … Continue reading Day 311…Clear, concise, direct

The War...explained. TOGETHER WE TRANSFORM Jim 1COR13:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDYGFsf6oLg

The War. The fighters were called to the ring center to hear referee Richard Steele’s instructions. Hearns stood as still as a tower, his dark eyes locked on Hagler. Hagler continued his rocking, looking up at Hearns. Years later in an HBO program, Steele said, “I could not believe the tension that was in that … Continue reading Day 310…Shoot in your eyes

Thanks for returning this to me FB. It is one of my most precious possessions. Thank you for still believing in me. Jim 1COR13:13

In the late 90’s I was a Scout Platoon Leader in an Infantry Battalion in Hawaii. One morning a pack of new soldiers reported to the battalion for the first time. My Scout platoon was short two men, so my platoon sergeant and I were given the ‘first pick’ of the group. One of the … Continue reading Day 309…I don’t believe you

I cannot by-pass ‘Rachel’s Builder’s Journey’ that is tucked in between days 307 and 308 of the BBTL book without saying something about her. I had struggled (if that is the word) for close to a decade with one decision I had made that changed one of my closest friend’s lives forever. The details of … Continue reading Day 308 Meditation and Musing

Early this morning, I called Chet. “Brother Chet, if you could boil seven good minutes down to one word what would it be?” “Understanding. The aim of seven good minutes is understanding,” he told me. This was a Spartan spear thrown from around 2,400 miles away from Columbus, Ohio to Seattle, Washington. I expressed to … Continue reading Day 308…Seven good minutes…could change your life

And sometimes despite all of your very best effort - things can go wrong. Terribly, terribly wrong. Late one night, I made a bad decision. Can anyone believe we all walked away from that? Well, I didn't actually walk away. Several of my Iraqi's pulled me out of this burning vehicle pretty much unconscious. You … Continue reading Day 307 Meditation and Musing