New American Truth

Then the clouds over us parted and bright sunlight shone through and illuminated all around us all the way to the storm on the mountains to the west where the storm had stalled and was still pouring. We did the committal service and exchanged greetings. Then several family members visited other grave sites.

His name is Lewis. He is my friend and brother-in-law. We married sisters. We hunted together. We preached together. We cut logs, pulpwood and firewood together. We had much in common. We were country boys. He died Thursday night (last night as I type this).

Today I have traversed that long, long Journey and I can now leave it to others with a clear heart and mind. I spent over 49+ years taming the beast of evil in our world.

You must be mentally ready, spiritually ready, emotionally ready and physically ready. You must train for all of this…

This week may not have been the most challenging of my life but it is up there very close to the top.

Steam was dead or dying. Train service was being cut back. Jobs were being reduced. During testing I was told I was qualified for engineering, law enforcement and clergy. Over the ensuing years I have done all three, sometimes all three parallel with each other.

Quite often I am reminded of both the resilience and the frailty of human life. It can take so very much but it can be removed so quickly… And our job is to investigate it, handle it and to deal with it and the people.