by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 27, 2022 | Against the Odds, Courage Under Fire, Long Shots, Never Give Up
“Providence would seem to sleep unless faith and prayer awaken it. The disciples had but little faith in their master’s accounts, yet that little faith awakened him in a storm, and he rescued them.” Stephen Charnock February 18, 1952 – Coast...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 10, 2022 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Iron-willed
“The ability of God is beyond our prayers, beyond our largest prayers. We have asked for a cupful and the ocean remains.” John Henry Jowett 1401 A.D. London, England: King Henry IV declared that religious heretics would be burned at the stake. Seven...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2022 | Courage Under Fire, Never Lose Heart, Never Quit
“Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large, or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honor or good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston Churchill ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 2, 2022 | Adversity, Courage Under Fire, Hanging on to Hope
“There was never a night or problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” Bernard Williams 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003 – Blue John Canyon, Utah: Aron Ralston had hiked seven...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 18, 2022 | Courage Under Fire, Finding Hope, Limitless Possibilities
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.” Robert...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Courage Under Fire, Iron-willed, Underdogs
You must never think about whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need and how to meet it.” Clara Barton Christmas...