sacrifice themselves on the basic principle that we should live free. while the cause is the same everyone has a different reason for serving. maybe they are following in their father s footsteps or felt a calling after the terrorists tore down the twin towers. for me it was a patriotic parade or a series of them in a small town. motherly day and fourth of july parades in a tiny town in southern minnesota where my parents grew up. the whole town lined up on the tree sign side of the main street waiting for the veterans to walk by and when they came older vets and younger vets, crowd clapped and saluted. the reverence that town had for the veterans made me say, wow, those men really did something special. something bigger than this town. something bigger than themselves. these men were willing to put on a uniform and face danger for me, a kid they never met. it was just a handful of veterans, from one town. but every town in america gave men like that. out of sheer patriotism
Have to be cautious about putting the church to the periphery of society, that in the end, there is faith, there is freedom, in jesus christ, eternal life, abundant life to all who believe. this is the freedom that truly enables us to love our neighbors and be good citizens when we know we have citizenship in heaven. we spent a year together at guatanamo bay guarding terrorists, and we reflect on that year a lot because you host a reunion at your house every year for the guys we served with. why is that service so impactful? what is it about standing shoulder to shoulder with your brother in arms that makes a day like today so much more meaningful? that s what it s all about, especially if you serve. that bomb, you know, it never goes away. that s why we do the reunion every year. we have people to come from all over the country just to be there because that bonds is so