General Robert E. Lee

Lee by John Perry is part of a series from Thomas Nelson Publishing called "The Generals" edited by Stephen Mansfield.  This work shed light on Lee's spiritual life and I believe why he proved to be a highly honored general.  Just before the Civil War broke out President Lincoln wanted Lee to lead the Northern Army.  Lee a states right believer sided with his home state of Virginia and was asked by Davis to lead the Southern Army.

Perry shows the tender side of Lee in various correspondence with his wife during time on the field.  After the war he lead Washington College and devoted the rest of his life helping students learn duty, and conduct.

Some other Generals in this series are: Pershing, Washington, Patton, MacArthur, Sherman.

Finish the Mission - Desiring God 2011 National Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule

	Friday, September 23
10:00 AM	Check-In and Registration / Bookstore Opens Seminars
	Track 1: Frontier Missions	Track 2: Church Planting
1:00-2:00 PM	David Sills	Jeff Vanderstelt
2:00-3:00 PM	David Sitton	Dave Harvey
3:00-4:00 PM	Jason Mandryk	Ed Stetzer
4:00-5:00 PM	Q&A Panel	Q&A Panel
3:30-5:00 PM	White Horse Inn Live Taping "Making Disciples: The Mission & Its Methods"
7:00-8:30 PM	Session One: Louie Giglio “The Global God Who Gives the Great Commission”
9:00-9:45 PM	John Piper Interviews David Sitton and David Livingstone
10:00 PM	Bookstore Closes

	Saturday, September 24
7:30 AM	Bookstore Opens
8:30-10:00 AM	Session Two: David Platt “The Glory of God, the Lostness of Man, and the Gospel of Christ”
10:00-10:30 AM	Break
10:30-11:30 AM	Session Three: Michael Ramsden “Courage, Christ, and Finishing the Mission”
11:30-1:45 PM	Lunch Break
1:45-2:45 PM	Session Four: Michael Oh “From Every Land to Every Land: The Internationalization of Missions – Its Potential and the Price”
2:45-3:15 PM	Break
3:15-4:15 PM	Session Five: Speaker Panel Platt, Ramsden, Oh, Stetzer, Giglio, Piper
4:15 PM	Dinner Break
7:00-8:30 PM	Session Six: Ed Stetzer “The Church, The Neighborhood, and the Nations”
10:00 PM	Bookstore Closes

	Sunday, September 25
7:30 AM	Bookstore Opens
9:30-11:00 AM	Session Seven: John Piper "Let the Peoples Praise You, O God Let All the Peoples Praise You!"
12:00 PM	Bookstore Closes

Desiring God 2011 National Conference - Registration Open

The theme of this year’s Desiring God National Conference is "Finish the Mission: For the Joy of All Peoples Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged." The event will take place in Minneapolis, MN on September 23 – 25, 2011.

We are pleased to announce that Louie Giglio, David Platt, Michael Ramsden, Michael Oh, Ed Stetzer, along with John Piper will be bringing the plenary addresses at this year’s conference.

We’ll also be hosting two tracks of seminars on frontier missions and church planting. Seminar speakers include David Sitton, David Sills, Jason Mandryk, Ed Stetzer, Dave Harvey, and Jeff Vanderstelt.

One of my favorite authors of military genre is Stephen E. Ambrose.  I have read almost everything that he wrote on WWII.  In preparation fo a trip with my wife to Springfield, IL this summer to visit Lincoln historical sites I have started to read Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff.  It is a fascinating look at one of the men who surrounded Lincoln during a dark time in our countries history.

Ambose has a way of making historical figures like Halleck real in showing his personality and errors in judgment.  It is in seeing him in light of these areas that I feel we get a glimpse of the real man. 

Memorial Day, June 30, 2011

On this Memorial Day I would like to honor family members who have fought for our country.
WWI
General John J. Pershing (General of the Armies)
Arthur A. Clifford (Tank Division)
Edgar O. Wold (Ambulance Division)
WWII
Donald W. Hinsverk (Army)
Norman K. Wold (Navy)
Korean Conflict
Jack W. Clifford (Navy)

They bravely served their country to preserve freedom and democracy.  A museum is being built for General Pershing at his boyhood home in Missouri to honor him.  The video give a good overview of his life.


A good book on the Generals life "Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of the General of the Armies John J. Pershing."