KNIGHT'S CROSS

Clark, this is the End...

2009-10-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

This is the last post from Knight's Cross. Until we meet again...

Lemmings for Obama

2009-08-15T06:36:00.001-07:00

John McCain comes to mind: I don't trust him because he has

The First American Idol

2008-01-30T11:28:00.000-08:00

Some of my friends and family are really into American Idol. I'm not really into it other than singing a few songs on my American Idol Karaoke video game for the Sony Playstation 2. However, the "real," first American idol was Elvis Presley, aka "The King." He’s been dead for 30 years, but Elvis Presley through his estate earns millions more than he did when he was alive. New generations of

James Bond - 007

2008-01-27T06:29:00.000-08:00

Title Of Next James Bond Film Revealed 'Quantum Of Solace' Due In November Saturday, January 26, 2008: (London): James Bond movie Quantum of Solace is about the spy's attempt to find the man who forced his love Vesper to betray him and prevent a coup in a Latin American country.Bond, played by Daniel Craig, learns that the organisation behind Vesper is more powerful than he had imagined. A

The Foundation of Civilization

2008-01-24T10:47:00.001-08:00

“The Battle of Britain,” said Winston Churchill on the 18th of June 1940, “is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization.”1 Churchill saw something in his nation’s history and moral composition that made him identify Christianity with the preservation and advance of civilization. England had a long history of Christian influence that resulted in the advance

Some Great Speeches

2008-01-20T13:38:00.000-08:00

Patrick Henry's "Treason" speech before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. RothermelIn honor of the 2008 Presidential Primaries I thought I'd post what I consider to be great speeches from American history. I got this idea from Washington Post.com and American Thinker. The Washignton Post left out what I thought were some extremely important speeches, but I think their list

Hammer Time

2008-01-19T12:01:00.000-08:00

Today Daniel and I went over to my buddy's house in Heidelberg to learn to play Warhammer.Warhammer is a miniatures wargame, where players command vast armies of model soldiers in the struggle to outmaneuver and outfight one another on a tabletop battlefield. This gaming action is set amid a fantasy

12 O'Clock High

2008-01-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Pretty good flick and cool guy performance by Gregory Peck.I and a handful of other officers got a movie day back in CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, KS to see and discuss organizational leadership in "action." Everything was perfect...almost. No popcorn.In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a "hard luck" bomber group. Much of

Judge Dredd of Mega-City One

2008-01-15T12:35:00.002-08:00

I use to collect comic books. I started when I was in grade school (unfortunately none of those comics survived). However, I built my collection during high school and college. Yes, most of my spending money went to comic books. One of my favorite comic book characters was Judge Dredd.Dredd is one of many so-called "judges" who maintain order in Mega City One, a vast, impossibly dense urban

Politically Incorrect Jefferson

2008-01-09T11:25:00.000-08:00

The modern-day image of Jefferson as a social and political liberal would be shattered after a single reading of his Bill for Proportioning Crimes and Punishments. Capital punishment is maintained for murder and treason while rescinded for all other crimes. Even so, other crimes receive some rather harsh and politically incorrect penalties.Consider these examples: "If any person commit petty

Wo wir leben

2008-01-07T12:52:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make a quick post on the city in which has become my family and I's surrogate home (we've lived here for close to six months now). I present a brief summary on Mannheim in English followed by German. So here it is:Mannheim is known as the city of quadrangles (blocks). On 17 March 1606, Prince-Elector Friedrich IV of Palatinate layed the plan for the fortified city of Mannheim with

Prophet Pat's Latest

2008-01-04T09:56:00.000-08:00

Pat the "prophet" Robertson is at it again. For 2008, he's predicting a recession and major upheaval in the financial markets. He's also predicting increasing violence and chaos around the world. He even claims God told him who the next president will be (but he's not telling...so there!). What I find interesting about this modern day prophet is one of his recently failed prophecies:

Warmachine - Show Your Metal

2008-01-02T11:33:00.000-08:00

I am surrounded by great people at work. The team works hard and accomplishes the mission. We share some common interests as well. Mike, one of my “wingmen” and fellow SCI-FI/Fantasy aficionado recently introduced me to a table-top, miniatures game called WARMACHINE. It's a fast-paced and aggressive 30mm tabletop miniaturesbattle game set in the steam-powered fantasy world of the Iron Kingdoms

Harvard Ain't What She Used to Be

2008-01-01T02:15:00.001-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The past few days I've been getting a healthy dose of NFL and NCAA football. Although my Broncs had a dismal season, they ended on a win against the Vikings (or as they say in Deutschland...Wikings). Now I eagerly await my Sooners taking on the WV Mountaineers in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan 2. Anyway, I regress; as I was watching these college football games, I began thinking of

2007-12-28T05:44:00.000-08:00

Tolle Lege - Take Up and Read!We are closing in on the end of 2007. Most folks will look at the past year's events. Here's a look at the top five books (recommended by Kim Riddlebarger of White Horse Inn fame and found on The Riddleblog) :1). Michael Horton's stellar Covenant and Salvation: Union With Christ (Westminster John Knox). Michael's response to Wright, Dunn, and Sanders is

Would you, could you, vote McCain?

2007-12-27T10:05:00.001-08:00

John McCain's campaign has recently come back from the dead. His poll numbers in New Hampshire were up but I still have major issues with his soft on immigration (similar to the Huckabee and Giuliani 'immigration drag queens') or the 'I'm with Ted' stance, and the McCain-Feingold bill. Also, he looks pretty rough these days. Let's face it, a presidential candidate has to look good.I’m

The Best Christmas Movies Ever!

2007-12-24T03:09:00.000-08:00

Not only do I like music...a lot...I love movies too...a lot. Here's my Christmas movie favorites:1. A Christmas Story. This 1983 comedy celebrates the sort of Christmas a young boy may have had in the 1940s. Young Ralphie Parker wants only one thing: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle. His parents don't want him to shoot his eye out and refuse to get it. Wacky hijinks

Top 10 Christmas Albums

2007-12-22T12:15:00.001-08:00

I'm a music aficionado. I like to listen to many different types of music (however, I'm still not into Rap) and I enjoy Christmas music; be it traditional Christian hymns, modern remakes of the classics, or contemporary "hits." Each year various artists put out their Christmas or 'Holiday' albums (I'm not sure they're marketing Festivus albums yet) for consumers. Sometimes these holiday albums

Mountains of Creation

2007-12-21T11:36:00.000-08:00

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. - Psalm 19:1Credit: Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA Explanation: This fantastic skyscape lies at the eastern edge of giant stellar nursery W5, about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. An infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope, it features interstellar

The Dark Knight Returns - Summer 2008

2007-12-19T01:37:00.000-08:00

The Dark Knight, a sequel to the 2005 release Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman franchise after an eight-year hiatus, is scheduled for release Summer 2008. Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins, continues as the director of the sequel, which stars Christian Bale again as Batman and Heath Ledger as the Joker. The film follows Batman becoming more of a detective, dealing with the

G.I.'s Remember Battle of the Bulge

2007-12-17T11:15:00.000-08:00

I'm a firm believer in capturing the histories of the men who served and fought in our nation's wars. I take every opportunity I get, to sit down and chat with my heroes; those who've gone before me, trailblazers if you will. I feel like I'm standing on the shoulders of giants (they always thank me for my service, but it's I who need to thank them). These men (and women) have stories to tell

Ol' Blue Eyes Christmas

2007-12-15T06:42:00.000-08:00

WASHINGTON - Ol' Blue Eyes will get his own postage stamp next spring. The stamp commemorating Frank Sinatra was announced Wednesday by Postmaster General John Potter, who called the crooner "an extraordinary entertainer whose life and work left an indelible impression on American culture." Fox News 12/5/07Frank Sinatra received his first Academy Award in the mid-forties for singing, not acting,

Blood, terror and vampires on the Eastern Front

2007-12-12T10:15:00.000-08:00

I'll admit it; I love to read, and I love to read all sorts of stuff. Moreover, my job forces me to read (good job huh?). I'll even read two to three books at a time (usually, different genres too) and most of the time I carry a book around wherever I go, taking every opportunity to read a page or two. My lovely wife often refers to books as my "security blanket". But if I could name one

Liberty's Pioneer

2007-12-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, individual freedom, either political or religious, was virtually unknown. Geneva was a good example. Before the city council had disestablished Roman Catholicism, the Church ruled the State through the Roman Catholic bishop. Afterwards, the State ruled the Church through the council. When John Calvin arrived at Geneva in August 1536, he was confronted

Attack on Pearl Harbor

2007-12-07T14:26:00.000-08:00

Today, 66 years ago the attack on Pearl Harbor began the U.S. Armed Forces involvement in World War II.On the morning of December 7, 1941, planes and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy began a surprise attack on the U.S. under the command of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. At 6:09 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 181 planes composed mainly of

The Black Regiment

2007-12-06T12:38:00.000-08:00

The clergy helped lead the resistance and independence movement in America. They were often described as the “black regiment” because of the black robes they wore while preaching. Before marching off to join Washington’s army, Lutheran pastor John Muhlenberg delivered a powerful sermon from Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 that concluded with these words: The Bible tells us there is a time for all things and

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

2007-12-05T13:19:00.000-08:00

Motivational SantaMeinem Profil hinzufügen | Mehr Videosand he lives in the North Pole in a van down by the river.

Stonewall on Prayer

2007-12-04T11:33:00.000-08:00

Stonewall Jackson — his very name evokes the image of the solid, immovable Confederate general whose sobriquet, earned at the Battle of 1st Manassas, no longer requires quotation marks. His pious Christian character, service to the church, unwavering commitment to duty, affectionate role as husband and father, as well as his magnificent service to Virginia were carefully recorded by his close

The Christology of Chalcedon

2007-12-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

Today we begin the Advent or the coming of Christ to Earth. I wanted to begin our family celebration by looking at the Chalcedonian Creed, talking about Christ's nature, and the importance of the incarnation. This creed was adopted at the Fourth Ecumenical Council, held at Chalcedon, located in what is now Turkey, in 451, as a response to certain heretical views concerning the nature of Christ.

R.I.P., King of the Daredevils

2007-11-30T15:54:00.001-08:00

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over crazy obstacles including Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69. Knievel's death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from

Hunters Are Misunderstood Environmentalists

2007-11-29T10:40:00.000-08:00

I consider myself an average hunter, who doesn't get to hunt too often. I've actually taken a liking to pheasant hunting, however; I grew up bow hunting White tail deer in the Rocky Mountains. Every year I'd go hunting with my dad, uncles, cousins, and other kinfolk. Admittedly, none of us were really good but there was plenty of good fellowship. I miss those days. Our entire hunting trips