This collection is filled with practical wisdom for the issues most relevant to military life, including honor, loyalty, perseverance, and courage, and is designed to provide meaty, thought provoking motivation needed to persist in service with renewed purpose and strength. A member of the armed forces knows what it takes to maintain determination in the face of adversity, to serve with integrity, and to lead by example. But even soldiers need encouragement to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Stan Toler (1950-2017) was a dynamic speaker, bestselling author, and compassionate teacher who influenced people globally. An engaging presenter with a terrific sense of humor and the charm of a Southern storyteller, he spoke in eighty countries and shared the platform with such well-known leaders as John C. Maxwell, Zig Ziglar, Jerry Lucas, Rick Warren and Bill Hybels. Toler served as a successful pastor; as vice present for Maxwell’s INJOY Leadership Institute; was the Executive Founder and Director of the Resource Center for Pastoral Leadership at Southern Nazarene University; and was General Superintendent for The Church of the Nazarene. He authored over 100 books, which have sold over three million copies.
Robert Redwine is a retired Brigadier General with nearly 28 years in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve in the intelligence missile operations career fields, including deployment as the acting USCENTAF Director of Intelligence for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. General Redwine is a member of the American Legion and currently works as an attorney and adjunct professor.