Ian Fleming’s Commandos: The 30 Assault Unit

British sailors and British and American Army soldiers on the beach near Algiers in Operation Torch, November 1942. Operation Torch marked the 30AU’s first major success and demonstrated its potential as a specialized intelligence force. Royal Navy official photographer – Hampton, J A (Lt). From collections of the Imperial War Museums. Ian Fleming, best known…

Whole in Prayer

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” — Ephesians 6:18 Prayer must be whole and stubborn—body, mind, and soul gathered before God, refusing to leave empty-handed. —D. + + +  When you come to pray, bring your whole self. Don’t leave…

The Harbor for the Weary

“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28 The Church is not a palace for the proud, but a harbor for the worn and wandering, offering peace the world cannot touch. —D. + + + The Church, like a harbor cut into stone, waits with…

The Third Road

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” — Matthew 7:13–14 The world offers escape or applause, but only the…