Were you in actual military combat today (and you may be), you would be highly focused on preparing for the next fight, doing everything possible to stay alive and accomplish your mission. While not diminishing the unique experiences of warriors engaged in military conflict, the reality is all of us are in combat, we are all "at war." Your battles may be different from mine, but we are all warriors. As warriors, we fight¿ we get wounded (suffering), we bounce back (resilience), and we fight again (reengagement). That is the human condition in a fallen world. This Resilience God Style Study Guide will guide your application of Resilience God Style precepts and practices in order to achieve this readiness, particularly the spiritual readiness, which the battles of life require. This Resilience God Style Study Guide is your tool to accomplish the above. From my own life experience, I can testify that I have not always been a good steward of the knowledge and life experiences God has brought my way. Time and again I have seen that knowledge and experience become useful only when they are properly integrated into the context of my life; in essence, personalized. Such personalized application of knowledge is essential to attaining true wisdom and avoiding the pitfalls of staying "on the sidelines" as a hearer, but not a doer. This Resilience God Style Study Guide is simple in concept, but potentially life changing. It provides "processes" by which you can reflect and record your specific attitudes, applications, and actions as you allow God to transform you from the inside out.
Major General (Retired) Robert F. "Bob" Dees served for 31 years in the U.S. Army in a wide variety of command and staff positions culminating in his last three assignments as Assistant Division Commander for Operations, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Commander, Second Infantry Division, United States Forces Korea; and as Deputy Commanding General, V (US/GE) Corps in Europe, concurrently serving as Commander, US-Israeli Combined Task Force for Missile Defense. Commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating from West Point in 1972, he is also a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and Royal College of Defense Studies in London, England. Following military retirement in January 2003, Bob served as Executive Director, Defense Strategies, Microsoft Corporation; followed by leadership of a non-profit outreach to the military. While authoring The Resilience Trilogy (Resilient Warriors, Resilient Leaders, and Resilient Nations), he pioneered resilience programs for the military and beyond as Associate Vice President for Military Outreach, Adjunct Professor, and Director of the nation's first Institute for Military Resilience at Liberty University. He also served for five years as "Honorary Colonel" of the Rakkasan Regiment (187th Infantry). Most recently Bob served as National Security Advisor and Campaign Chairman, Carson for President 2016. Bob provides commentary on national security and resilience topics for numerous national media outlets, as well as speaking for numerous churches, military bases, and business organizations across America. He was featured as one of 30 "Master Leaders" in America by noted author George Barna. Bob's primary endeavor now is pioneering a national "Resilience God Style" campaign to restore faith-based resilience at individual, leader, and national levels; to include 2018 publication of Resilience God Style, Resilience God Style Study Guide, as well as an associated video series and training game.
