“I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity.” - John Quincy Adams The sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 182

In order to be prepared smartly, we must be situationally aware of any given threat that looms on the horizon and take the necessary steps to eliminate and/or mitigate those threats. For your situational awareness (FYSA), this column focuses on parts of the Original Northwest Territory to include the following states: Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Due to their strategic importance to the TBR family, we have chosen to add the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. Our focus begins he

"We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country—its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps." - Sun Tzu A Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). Image credit: Wikimedia Commons. Sunzi, Author of Art of War (Song Dynasty depiction). Public domain. Wikimedia Commons

GENESIS Chapter 25 vv. 19-34 ~ THE GENERATIONS OF ISAAC 19 Now these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham became the father of Isaac; 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and Yahweh was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 But the children struggled

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Why the Sabbath Still Matters and Why the Lord's Day Should Still Be Celebrated ~ FEW SUBJECTS IN the Bible generate more confusion/defensiveness among Christians than when we worship. Is the Sabbath still a thing? Has Sunday replaced it? Are Christians free to celebrate any day of the week, let alone, Sunday? This blog post argues for a both/and position that is biblically faithful, centered on the pattern of Yeshua, Paul, and the early disciples, and historically grounded s

"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." - Clint Eastwood A retired American actor, filmmaker, and musician. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These

"If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world...Two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected Israel have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars." - Vice President JD Vance JD Vance is the 50th vice president of the United States, serving since January 20, 2025, in the second administration of President Donald Trump. A member of the Republic

Today in history, 17JUN1775, British General Thomas Gage launched an assault on American fortifications at Breed's Hill near Boston. As British troops advanced, Colonel William Prescott reportedly urged his men, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” The Americans repelled two British attacks with devastating musket fire. Running low on ammunition, they were eventually forced to retreat after a third assault reached their defenses. Although the British captured

HEBREWS Chapter 7 vv. 1-28 ~ THE PRIESTHOODS OF MECHIZEDEK AND CHRIST 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace. 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginni

"There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. - James Monroe An American Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty. Monroe was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings, concluding the Fir

“The guys in the teams are a brotherhood... But never, ever forget your family. Family comes before teammates. Most of us will grow old and die in bed, and the only people who will be there to help us die will be our family. Put your family first.” - Dick Couch, author of The Warrior Elite Dick Couch was born born in Mississippi and raised in Southern Indiana. In 1967, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served with the Navy Underwater Demolition and SEAL Teams. Whil

The Preparedness POA&M (plan of action & milestones) is a weekly column focusing on skills, self-sufficiency and taskers needed to shore up those areas that will allow us to be part of the solution. As hard times continue to unfold and resources become scarce, the prepared mind strives to take steps to mitigate those eventualities. In order to shepherd our cause, we must have a plan of action and continuously evaluate our progress via milestones as we consider the path onward

GENESIS Chapter 25 vv. 1-18 ~ THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM 1 Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 And she bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. 3 Now Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; 6 but to the sons

“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general.” - Mark Rippetoe An American strength training coach, author, former powerlifter, and gym owner. He is best known for his barbell training program, the subject of his book Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. Image credit: Bgilly (Nick Delgadillo), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped from the original photograph.

"Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death." - General Omar Bradley A senior United States Army officer who commanded the largest American force ever assembled under one leader during World War II, the Twelfth Army Group. Known as "The GI’s General" for his humility and concern for enlisted troops, he rose to the five-star rank of General of the Army and served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949 to 1953. Image credit: