Mighty Oaks Blog
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Part 1
Written By Jeremy Stalnecker Post Traumatic Stress Disorder carries with it some very real consequences. Any discussion of PTSd and combat trauma that tries to make coping nothing more than “try harder and get over it” can be extremely discouraging to the person who...
INPUT & OUTPUT ARE THE KEYS TO CHANGING THE WORLD
By Mike Sanders, President and Founder of Junto Tribe As I sit down to write this, Junto Tribe is coming off an off-site vision retreat where we discussed new and fresh direction, renewed strategy and realignment of the ministry, and set a solid path for moving...
We Need Heroes!
Written by Jeremy Stalnecker In my last post I did my best to answer the question: “What is a Hero?” (you can read that here). This often overused word really does have a meaning apart from the “other worldly” fighters of evil that we see portrayed in film....
What is a Hero?
Written By, Jeremy Stalnecker It seems that our culture (meaning American culture) is obsessed with Heroes. From books and movies to the never-ending stream of hero-themed shows and amusement park rides, we love those with superhuman powers used, mostly, for good. The...
Safe and Secure
Written By, Robin Werling The Montana water was cold, very cold. The young man gasped as he sat down into the icy stream as the water curled around his waist. Although he was prepared for the cold, the water still took his breath away as he leaned back into it having...
Clarity in the Chaos
By Jamie Warner It’s safe to say, there was a national tension the week of January 18th so real, so in everyone’s face, that it was tangible. Media outlets were ablaze with inflammatory information as the nation moved toward the Presidential Inauguration Day. There...
Civil Rights and the Second Amendment
By Jeremy Stalnecker Each year we as a nation stop to celebrate the birth of the 20th century Civil Rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was a man who understood that in the United States equality, and more importantly freedom, was not reserved for a...
What is Freedom?
By Jeremy Stalnecker What is freedom, to you? I think most of us would define freedom or “being free” as having the ability to do what we want to do. I am only free, we might say if there are no limitations on my rights and if I can, without hurting others of course,...
Don’t Quit!
By Jeremy Stalnecker Several events this week reminded me of something that I have always known to be true. It’s funny how we can learn something and then forget we know it until, for some reason, it once again comes to our attention. What was that “thing” for me...
Recognizing Resistance as Confirmation of Your Journey
By Mike Sanders Even though the conversation was 14 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday. I guess the intensity of the moment, and the love and respect I had for the person I was speaking with, is what makes the memory seem so near and dear. At the time, I...
Draw From Your Well of Courage
By Bob Dees COURAGE is not the absence of fear, rather the ability to move through fear to do what is right and brave. These men in foxholes drew courage as they exercised faith, as they prayed, as they turned their fears over to their Father in...
Principles for Moving Forward in Battle
By Jeremy Stalnecker How do you press forward when your world seems to be falling apart? Have you asked yourself that question recently? If not, you probably need to! I think one thing we can all agree on right now is that the world, in a lot of ways, seems to...
