When I saw the massive volume of Leo Tolstoy rsquo s War and Peace on my friend rsquo s bookshelf I confessed ldquo I rsquo ve never actually made it all the way through that rdquo ldquo Well rdquo Marty chuckled ldquo When I retired from teaching I got it as a gift from a friend who told me lsquo Now you rsquo ll finally have time to read it rsquo rdquo The first eight verses of Ecclesiastes state a familiar natural rhythm of the activities of life with some arbitrary choices No matter what stage of life we find [... more]

The call of God covers every area of human existence including that of the warrior called to train to discipline to a noble cause Biblically the power of armies is linked to the warrior's resolve God's mark upon them the warrior's calling The Lord Himself is commander both of spiritual armies and human battles His will is to install righteous rule And then to defend it He alone defines both war and peace and for every righteous cause it is He who teaches hands to war He is strength for the warrior's heart in battle He gives the defender wisdom [... more]