Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle Psalms 144:1 NKJV I got my first gun when I was just a little boy. It was a .22 caliber, single-shot Cooey rifle, and since Daniel Boone only needed one shot to...

Last October, we enrolled our kids in Jui Jitsu. The boys like wrestling and boxing, so I figured they would take a shine to it. However, the girls like being girls, and I didn’t expect their immediate passion for the sport. I started it off with a group sit-down...

The heavier winds reached us on the east coast of Florida around 3:00 AM and while the gusts were fairly strong, all the water on the ground preventing things from flying around as much as they were underwater. A blessing for sure. I stayed up most of the night...

Hurricane Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico, quickly became a category 5 storm and had plans for making landfall on the west coast of Florida. As I write this, Milton made landfall close to Sarasota, Florida at 8:30 pm this evening and is currently pounding the west coast...

So I met this girl. It was all business from the start and neither of us had any interest in anything more. I was a photographer that shot the worlds top fitness athletes for the worlds top magazines, and she was an elite athlete that owned a line of...

Whenever I am called to instruct a firearm certification class for prospective Armed Security Officers, I wonder what I will find when I get there. Carrying a gun for a living, and all the responsibility that comes with it, demands character, work ethic, self-control, a spirit of excellence, and...

This past weekend, Ana and I attended a marriage conference at our church. We have been married one month shy of twelve years, and at this point in our lives, most of our problems get solved by having something to eat and a good nap. We are in love...

Saturday mornings are my favorite because it’s the one day each week that I don’t work. If I have my way, it starts with our family going to morning prayers at church, then over to our favorite coffee spot. I expect more from that first cup of the day....

Pastor Alex Pappas just returned from a family vacation in Europe. He was there when President Trump was targeted for assasination and saw first hand how America and all that happens here impacts the rest of the world. And then he spoke to every believer driving home the truth...

A few days ago, my son Cole and I went fishing for the first time. Few traditions between father and son are more revered than the boy’s first attempt at providing sustenance. It has been a historic rite of passage for generations of sons who while staring tentatively yet...