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

"America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and white. You can see a black person. But now to get down to the nitty-gritty, it's getting' to be old and young - not the age, but the way of thinking. Old and new, actually... because there's so many even older people that took half their lives to reach a certain point that little kids understand now.” - Jimi Hendrix An American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely re

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 onwar

GENESIS Chapter 18 vv. 1-33 ~ YAHWEH APPEARS TO ABRAHAM 1 Then Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing nearby; he saw, and he ran from the tent door to meet them, and he bowed himself to the earth, 3 and he said, “My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by. 4 Please let a little water be brough

“ Let me sum it up for ya: We got some people who work for a living, and we got some people who vote for a living. ” - Hank Williams, Jr. An American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock , blues , and country . He is the son of country musician Hank Williams . NOTE: Photo credits go to Wallpapers.com .

TITUS Chapter 3 vv. 1-15 ~ BE READY FOR EVERY GOOD WORK 1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all gentleness to all men. 3 For we ourselves also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and affection of God our Sa

SOMEONE ONCE SAID that the ratio of death to man is 1 to 1, and we are all going to make it! During our lives we will experience pain and suffering, for no one can escape the consequences of Genesis 3. The only hope we have and ever could have, is if someone, who exists outside of time and space, demonstrated that they have the power to lay down their life, and to take it up again. The only one throughout history who fulfills this qualifier is Jesus Christ. At the foot of th

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

“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” - Augustine of Hippo The bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church, and perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul. Augustine’s adaptation of classical thought to Christian teaching created a theological system of great power and lasting influence. NOTE: Photo credits go to Gerard Seghers .

Today in history, 13NOV2015, a terrorist cell group of ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) carries out coordinated attacks on the Bataclan theatre and concert hall in the city of Paris, France. The attackes would take the lives of 131 people and result in more than 400 wounded. It was the darkest and deadliest day in France since the end of WWII. - Additional News of Note for 13NOV... 2001 -> The anti-Taliban Northern Alliance captures the capitol city of Kabul. 198

"Escapees from Communist China and the Soviet Bloc have inoculated America from the evils of Marxism in the past, but it seems every generation needs a new lesson." - Miranda Devine A New York Post columnist, a Fox News contributor, and the author of The Big Guy and Laptop from Hell. She's the host of Pod Force One, Born in Queens, New York, she grew up in Tokyo and Sydney, and attended Northwestern University. A reformed mathematician and mother of two, she lives in New Yor

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 onwar

TITUS Chapter 2 vv. 1-15 ~ INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OLDER AND YOUNGER 1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, 4 so that they may instruct the young women in sensibility: to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to

Today in history, 11NOV1918, at 1100hrs, World War I, known as the 'Great War' officially draws to a close. Six hours earlier, in the "railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch" the Allied forces along with Germany sign an armistice agreement bringing the end of a war that took the lives of over 9 million soilders and 21 million more injured. - Additional News of Note for 11NOV... 1992 -> For the first time in the churches history, the Church of England officially votes to allow the

“A boy needs a father to show him how to be in the world. He needs to be given swagger, taught how to read a map so that he can recognize the roads that lead to life and the paths that lead to death, how to know what love requires, and where to find steel in the heart when life makes demands on us that are greater than we think we can endure.” – Ian Morgan Cron Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, nationally recognized speaker, Enneagram teacher, trained psychotherapist,

***THREAT BRIEF RELEASE*** #83 ///1432HRS/EST/10NOV25/OCONUS/NATION-WIDE/UKRAINE/RUSSIAN-DRONES-KNOCK-UKRAINE-THERMAL-POWER-PLANTS-OFFLINE/// Location:  Nationwide, Ukraine. Threat: Russian Drones Knock Ukraine Thermal Power Plants Offline. Brief: Kyivindependent.com - Kyivindependent.com , "All thermal power plants (TPP) operated by Ukraine's state-owned energy company Centrenergo are down following "the largest Russian attack" which targeted all of them, the company ann