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Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual Warfare I have been reading a book called The Art of Spiritual Warfare by Grant Schnarr. It’s a pretty good book. For one thing, it tells us that evil has objective reality. Evil is not a social construct. For … Continue reading
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“Combat”
“Combat” I will not cease from Mental Fight Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant Land. I’ve been in a number of fights in my life – to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged "And did those feet in ancient time", academic life, allies, battle, battlefield, bystanders, career success, combat, fight, filial piety, Fred Roe, identity, integrity, Jerusalem, Joan of Arc, justice, kibitzing, litigation, luck, meaningful life, mental fight, opportunism, prudence, selling out, strategy, tactics, tenure, the intolerable, trial, unacceptable, William Blake, winning and losing
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“Gettysburg”
“Gettysburg” Last week included Jerry’s birthday and he determined that the most desirable present would be an overnight visit and guided tour of the Gettysburg battlefield. Naturally I would have gone along with whatever Jerry wanted to do on his … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American History, battlefield, bayonettes, casualities, chess, choreography, Civil War, courage, fate and providence, fortitude, George G. Meade, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, glory, historic tours, historical memory, honesty, honor, Joshua Chamberlain, Little Round Top, manliness, martial arts, military cemetery, military history, Monument of the State of North Carolina, nobility, passion, Pickett's Charge, prudence, public monuments, Robert E. Lee, slaughter, soldiers, strategy, tactics, tragedy, Union and Confederate, United States, vainglory, valor, violence, war games, war memorials
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“Victories”
“Victories” I won my first – and in many ways biggest – victory when I was six. My opponent was only five, which may subtract some from the glory, but he was a remarkably bad five-year-old. Jan was the younger … Continue reading
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Tagged allies, appeasing, bully, childhood, counsels of war, defeat, enemies, fight or flight, fist fights, glory, hillbillies, losing, pecking order, playground, strategy, victory, winning
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