Category Archives: Reblogs

The Navigators: My Decision to Stay with the Navigators

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This is Doug Benshoof, his two kids, and his wife Betty. It wasn’t long before my enlistment in the Marines came to an end, and I quickly decided to stay with the Navigators. The Nav…

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Look at the Birds of the Air

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For some reason I really like this photo. I have often past by this small tree next to that old telephone pole with the old spikes, and I usually always see little birds like these…

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The Navigators: A Mentor Picked for Me

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I knew nothing about the Navigators, but it didn’t take long to find out about them. In the very first meeting of singing, teaching and fellowship, Dave Kutche, the Nav leader introduced me to Michael…

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Crooked and Straight Trees

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Crooked Tree As you can see, this is diffidently a crooked tree. And notice that it is in the swamp. A leaning tree. This tree is not so raggedy, but it is bent over. It…

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Plan Not to Plan

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In this comic strip, Jeremy seems to be trying to get out of work. On the other hand, he may have a point. I think we should be very careful about making plans and goals.…

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After Vietnam: Camp Lejeune and Church Bells

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A protestant church at Camp Lejeune. During the day, every day we would be training for war. Even though I just got back from Vietnam and only had six months left of my enlistment, they…

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Hospital Warriors: On the Front Lines

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Here is my daughter Justina, on the left, with a friend. They are hospital nurses, in full protective gear, caring for covid-19 patients. I had just called and talked to my daughter Justina (pictured on…

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After Vietnam: Okinawa, Home, and Camp Lejeune

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Marine Corps barracks in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Looking back at my Vietnam experience, there is one thing that I keep thinking about: the fact that God was watching over me and keeping me from…

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Vietnam: On a Hospital Ship

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This is probably the Navy hospital ship I was on, the USS Sanctuary. During my entire Vietnam experience, I was never shot or wounded and I never got a purple heart. But I did have…

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Swamp Trees

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There is something interesting or perhaps strange about these trees in the low lands and swamps. I’m not sure what kind of tree they are. I will just call they swamp trees. They almost look…

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