Author: Jim Gant

Big tears from my heart. These tears have blood in them. Lots of blood. No way to articulate this properly. Just. No. Way. A long, long time ago a small group of Green Berets deployed to the Kunar Province in Afghanistan. The path was unclear. The way forward uncertain. We trained, we planned, we fought … Continue reading The End of an Era…

I just finished one of the best books I've ever read. Read it in one sitting. Doing a re-read now to ensure that what I think I read is what I read. An excerpt: Paul writes, “The Lord said, ‘My grace is enough for you: my power is at its best in weakness.’ So I … Continue reading Quasimodo

It Is Finished Upon a canvas vast, a vision bold, Hands traced with nails, a story told. Cross rising high, atop the world’s embrace, A symbol of redemption, of divine grace. With blood-stained brush, I paint the scene, Each drop a testament, to what has been. From wounded hands, crimson rivers flow, A sacrifice of … Continue reading It Is Finished…

Dear Brother Chad, I tried really hard. Just ran out of time. So here is a picture of what is in your care package: I also know you have a copy of BBTL. I know you have read it many times. But you don't have this one. I signed the insider cover, just like a … Continue reading Chad Silverstein

Sister Michelle... After a very long and hard battle, sprinkled with some wonderful family time, I returned home very tired. I saw a package with your name on it and opened it up. BOOM. It was “as if” a message from heaven itself had dropped upon my doorstep. I wore it that day to my … Continue reading Sister Michelle,

Your own growth cannot take place without growth in others. You are part of a body. When you change, the whole body changes. It is very important for you to remain deeply connected with the larger community to which you belong. It is also important that those who belong to the body of which you … Continue reading When you transform, others will transform too…

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Ideally, the testing and proving of a warrior is limited in its destructiveness. Rites of passage often present the possibility of death, and in some cultures they are not considered complete until the initiate takes another life. But not numbers of lives, and never slaughter or the destruction of an entire people. Threats and losses … Continue reading Veterans…Part Three