You have an issue. It is going to require boxes of tissue to clean up. Teaching combat trauma in Iraq in 2006. At the time, it was the most violent place on earth. The Scar and the Scab Is Not the Healing When you get shot, the bullet is only the beginning. A high-velocity round … Continue reading (T)issue
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I am home, but…
I am home and I am happy. Seattle is home. It is the only place, other than Afghanistan, that I have ever called home. I love living where I live. I love the rhythm of this place, the air, the water, the familiarity. Most of all, I love who I live with. This is where … Continue reading I am home, but…
Have You Ever Been Carried Away for Him?
She hath wrought a good work on Me - Mark 14:6 If human love does not carry a man beyond himself, it is not love. If love is always discreet, always wise, always sensible and calculating, never carried beyond itself, it is not love at all. It may be affection, it may be warmth of … Continue reading Have You Ever Been Carried Away for Him?
Gifts
They matter. Because they speak the silent language of the soul. There are, I believe, three kinds of gifts. The first kind comes from God. Unearned. They are the miracles we breathe without noticing - - - the beating of our hearts, the spark in our minds, the design of who we are - - … Continue reading Gifts
I Am My Brother’s Keeper
Veterans Day used to mean uniforms, medals, and memories. Names. Faces. Firefights. Moments burned into my soul. But I see it differently now. The real battle was never just out there. It’s in here - - - in my heart. I’ve lived among warriors. Men who would die so others might live. That’s not just … Continue reading I Am My Brother’s Keeper
1111…Championship ONEness
The heart of the leader is the heart of leadership. For the OSU athletic teams who train with Chet and got them a dose of John Rue the other day - - - I was once a member of one of the most elite military units on the planet. And…as Special Forces teams go - … Continue reading 1111…Championship ONEness
Keep Choosing God
I start my day off the same every single morning. "Click"...Lord, my communications are up. Here I am. Listen... Then PRAYer. Read daily devotional with my life-partner. PRAY together. Read morning scripture, read Oswald Chambers devotional and a passage out of a small book that has spoken to me from the time I first picked … Continue reading Keep Choosing God
On My Knees
Truth: Real suffering leads to real salvation. I was in hell for 679 days. The cold floor beneath me looked like and FELT like I was walking on ice that had frozen over a deep lake. It was freezing cold. I kept “waiting” for the “weight” of my own despair to break the ice…leading to … Continue reading On My Knees
BUILT TO LEAD 