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By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.” »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, in the hope that they might »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “I will speak of Your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in Your commands because I love them.” Psalm 119:46-47 “Oh, I could never do that! I cannot ever speak before the »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long? Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of Your unfailing love.” »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. The athlete goes to all »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “…that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the LORD and Savior through your apostles.” 2 Peter 3:2 Paul Harvey, when he was alive, spoke about many fascinating facts, exciting adventures of history, »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the LORD, one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.” 2 Peter 3:8 One of the BIG factors that we never experience »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Humble yourself, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 You do not often think of »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you!” James 4:8 The archetypical Father, the One to whom all fathers draw their name, the model father of perfection for all fathers to copy, the supreme teacher of »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 The greatest amphibious assault of all human warfare, modern or ancient, took place last Thursday, 80 years ago, mostly in »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us always spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being »