Remembering What Matters

  My dog Torque, the Newfoundland, and I walk through the Old Historic part of Fort Bragg every morning. Most mornings, I listen to podcasts while enjoying the beautiful old buildings. Recently I started wondering about the history of the buildings I see every morning. I have a new fascination with the history of Fort Bragg. One morning in particular, while walking past the old historic division parade field, the skies filled with paratroopers jumping into the parade field for practice. My husband is not a paratrooper, so I know little about their history. Curiosity led me to do some research, which is the focus of today's blog, Major General William Carey Lee, a local hometown hero. World War II transformed warfare as we know it. No longer would wars be fought in trenches leading to stalemates and a tremendous amount of life. The horrors of World War I led military leaders to explore new ways of conducting warfare in the interwar period. World War II cemented new tactics that in...

  “To everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted.” [1]             Activism in the Church is as American as apple pie or baseball. The original example of activism in the church started before America was even an official nation. We have all heard the stories of our founding fathers standing up against the British's tyranny, but activism was not limited to just these brave men. The question of fighting for freedom reached the lowest levels in colonial society. While the founding fathers are the most well known for fighting, many others stood up and fought alongside them.           The question of freedom was often the topic of Sunday morning sermons streaming from colonial churches' pulpits. In fact, the argument for loyalty to the crown was also the topic of sermons in churches throughout the colo...