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    Book Review: SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers

    06/07/2025
    Martin

    https://amzn.to/43MoNgU This is an amazing story and very well written. It strikes a great balance between sharing meticulous historical facts and telling the story in an engaging and, when appropriate, entertaining way. SAS Ghost Patrol tells of the forming of the units in WW2 that would later make up units like the SAS. I sometimes…

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    Book Review: Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States

    06/06/2025
    Martin

    https://amzn.to/4kTOL96 The life and Presidency of Martin Van Buren, the eighth U.S. president (1837–1841), seems to be largely overlooked. Some reviews of this book note that not much seemed to happen during his presidency. However, there were some notable firsts in his life and political career and there significant events that occurred. Also, there was…

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    Book Review: “First Son and President: A Story about John Quincy Adams”

    06/06/2025
    Martin

    First Son and President: https://amzn.to/3SDDEoM This short book is designed for children, it is well written and captures the very full life of John Quincy Adams very well. John Quincy Adams struck me as a unique man in an already unique period of history. As the son of the second US President, he saw the…

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    Book Review: “Prayer 101: Experiencing the Heart of God”

    04/30/2025
    Martin

    Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/438ydnN Wiersbe has always been an author I’ve enjoyed, primarily his commentaries. This was the first topical book I’ve read by him and it was as good as I expected. His book on prayer deals with the spiritual truths of prayer, but also offers some helpful and practical suggestions to strengthen your prayer…

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    Book Review: “What’s Wrong with the World”.

    04/26/2025
    Martin

    Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GqsHUN This is the first time in a long time that I’ve read a book that was truly outstanding. Chesterton really does exist in a class of his own as a writer and thinker. I don’t agree with Chesterton on everything, but no one can argue he was a deep thinker and had an…

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    Book Review: “Trail of Hope: The Anders Army, An Odyssey Across Three Continents”

    04/25/2025
    Martin

    Buy the Kindle Version here: https://amzn.to/4lNmcvp Davies’ tells the story of a side of WW2 that I had not heard of before – the journey of the the Polish II Corps or ‘Anders Army’. Many were first taken by the invading Russians and placed in the Gulag of Siberia. When the political tides turned they…

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    Book Review: “Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West”

    04/21/2025
    Martin

    Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3EGEBJv Jim Bridger was one of the original trailblazers of the west. He lived from 1804-1881 and his life intersected with many key elements, individuals, and groups in US history. The book started slow and I almost didn’t continue listening to it, but I’m glad I did. After detailing as much as could…

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    For God So Loved the World

    03/24/2025
    Martin

    Last Sunday, March 16th, we had 3/16 Sunday and focused the whole day on John 3:16. There are, it seems, endless messages from that single verse. Sidlow Baxter wrote an excellent book based on that verse – On 3/16 Sunday morning we highlighted the power of God’s love [I’m aware of the argument that “so”…

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    Why Jacob was Afraid (2/3): Distrust of God

    03/05/2025
    Martin

    Scripture: Genesis 43:18-25Key Verse: Isaiah 26:3 – “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Jacob and eleven of his sons were afraid because they did not trust God. That distrust of God led to being dominated by fear. Joseph’s brothers were overwhelmed by fear…

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    7 Facts about the Fear of the Lord

    03/04/2025
    Martin

    God Does Not Want Us to be controlled by Fear (II Timothy 1:7; I John 4:18) The Fear of the Lord is not a terror that causes us to run and tremble but is a reverential respect, a holy, humble reverential affection. What we fear has a power over us and can control us. An…

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