George Washington always believed in people and causes larger than himself. References to God’s providential oversight of the army and of his own life and work appear constantly in his writings. His trust in the rightness of the cause of liberty, firm from the beginning, was his vital center in the darkest times of the...Continue Reading
It takes a strong man to be a forgiving one. United States Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear was just such a man. The 2000 film “Men of Honor” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro is based on Carl Brashear’s extraordinary life and reveals what grit, determination, and a forgiving heart can do for...Continue Reading
As a guerilla fighter, he had no peer in the War for Independence. As an officer in the Patriot forces of South Carolina, he provided leadership that engendered fierce personal loyalty. As a foe of the invaders, the desire for his capture or death sometimes determined the strategies of armies large and small. Though the...Continue Reading