You who would now raise your hand and take the oath to serve and protect on behalf of the masses will be faced with challenges of the conscience and the spirit that will test your mettle and will either serve to harden your resolve to stay the path of righteousness or bend you in ways large or small that will collectively diminish us as a professional body and tarnish our proverbial shield.
Deitrich Bonhoeffer’s transition from theologian to conspirator in an assassination plot is important reading for anyone looking for insight on applying Christian ethics to life today.
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The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1
There are two related problems, our unhappiness with our own circumstances that leads to an unhealthy eye for our neighbor’s stuff.
The problem with trying to keep all the balls in the air – something will eventually come crashing down. What can you drop?
In the midst of all accounts of Peter Graves’ professional accomplishments there were two things that stood out…two clues to a significance that will live beyond anything he did on the screen.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By all accounts Sgt. Alan Haymaker lived a life based on ordered principles; he loved God, his wife, his children and the noble profession he was called to. The result; he lived a life with an impact like a “punch delivered with great force.” We can all learn a lesson from Sgt. Haymaker on living a life with purpose that impacts those around us. Are you living a haymaker?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The benefits from properly ordering work and rest have been recognized from the beginning of time so why is it still such a struggle?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
It would be a mistake to recognize and benefit from these truths without recognizing the author, but there is value in it either way. That’s the truth about truth, it is true because it is, not because of where it comes from.
What could be more important than finding the “one thing” that will make sense of your life?