Mighty Oaks Blog
A Christian’s Guide to Voting: Individual Liberty
By Jeremy Stalnecker As we continue our series on “A Christian’s Guide to Voting,” I want to bring to your attention to a third issue. Now, remember as we get into this, it’s our goal to, instead of voting for the issues that are important to us, to vote for the...
We Were Featured on the Biblical Counseling Coalition Podcast!
This week we were the topic of discussion over at the Biblical Counseling Coalition podcast. Here's the episode description: "Don Roy is a retired Navy Captain and biblical counselor who helps coordinate the ministry of Fallen Soldiers March. He joins us today to...
A Christian’s Guide to Voting: Religious Liberty
By Jeremy Stalnecker As we continue our brief video series entitled, “A Christians guide to voting,” I want to bring to you another very, very important issue. Yesterday we talked about what I believe is issue number one-the issue of the Sanctity of Life. And if it is...
A Christians Guide to Voting: The Right Perspective
By Jeremy Stalnecker As we quickly approach another election, I want to give you one piece of advice that has been very helpful to me. Here it is. You ready? “Don’t vote the issues that are important to you, but rather, vote the issues that are important to God!” Did...
The Foundation of Faith
By Bill Coate Our journey was clear, the path firm, the route cleared of all imaginable obstacles, success guaranteed. As evening approached a fog settled over the path. At first it seemed that this apparition would be nothing more than a temporary disruption and...
Transformation Begins by Understanding Identity
By Keith Pace, Vice President of Junto Tribe A few years back my family and I visited a butterfly garden, and this helped me understand a powerful truth found in God’s Word. I was standing in front of a glass case filled with cocoons, and this was called the...
No Man Is An Island
by Bob Dees John Donne, a sixteeth century English poet who was well acquainted with grief, suffering, and resilience; penned these famous words “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…” While there is a strong...
You Are Never Truly Alone
By Jamie Warner Recently, a team from Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs converged, once again, on the Freedom Ranch for Heroes in Wise River, Montana, for another Men’s Legacy Program. This time we had eight new Warriors participating in the Legacy Program. There was the...
Compliance is a Choice
By Jeremy Stalnecker One of the many lessons that I have learned over the last few months is this: Compliance is a Choice. I don’t say this to make a statement about whether or not you SHOULD comply, but rather to make a statement about how you FEEL when you make the...
Freedom Found in the Big Sky Country
On a warm July afternoon, a small band of Mighty Oaks Warriors assembled in the Big Sky Country of Montana to facilitate our first-ever Legacy Program at the Freedom Ranch for Heroes.
Lost His Legs, Found His Soul
What did this process of bouncing back…look like for Allen Clark, Vietnam Veteran, successful banker, distinguished leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs, founder of the Combat Faith ministry to veterans, and author of Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior, a personal story of a Vietnam Veteran who lost his legs, but found his soul?
Don’t Stuff It!
While we don’t intend to wallow in self-pity, we must recognize how unhealthy it is to stuff grief about loss. It is far better to recognize reality, grieve loss, and move forward from loss to a brighter future. In fact, experienced counselors will tell you that “stuffing grief” only prolongs
