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June 15, 2011
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 15, 1941: British launch offensive from Egyptian-Libyan border to break German siege of Tobruk; take Fort Capuzzo, Libya.
June 14, 2011
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 14, 1941: Croatia signs Tripartite Pact, joining Axis. Soviets deport 11,000 Estonians to Siberia, first of June Deportations from Baltic states. Roosevelt freezes German and Italian assets, bans travel by nationals, and clamps down on Nazi propaganda agencies.
June 13, 2011
The Book Club Network Birthday Bash!
The Book Club Network is celebrating a full year of Book Fun with a big birthday bash at this link: TBCN Birthday Bash.Twenty-four authors are giving away books, plus gift cards, and even a Kindle! Stop by to chat with the authors and other book lovers. I'll be giving away a copy of A Memory Between Us.The official party starts Monday June 13 at 9pm EST, 6pm PST, and if you live in the middle, you'll have to do the math.
The Book Club Network is an online community of over 1000 book club leaders, book club members, and authors. We have discussions about books and book clubs. If you'd like to join a book club in your area, TBCN has a map showing its member book clubs. Joining TBCN is free - and a lot of fun!
Hope to see you there tonight! Party hats optional.
June 12, 2011
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 12, 1941: US Naval Reserve called to active duty.
June 9, 2011
Teach Us to Pray
Prayer is one of the great mysteries of the Christian life. We talk in our heads or out loud. God hears. And God moves.However, He doesn't always move in the direction we want Him to go, or at the speed we'd like Him to move. In fact, we often find prayer moves us in the way He wants to go, and at His speed.
Prayer is extremely difficult. Through prayer, God can reveal painful truths to us—so prayer sometimes scares us. Silence often greets our prayers—which can make us feel prayer is ineffectual, or worse, that God doesn't listen. For such a quiet activity, prayer requires great effort. Distractions, rote words, wayward thoughts, and time constraints all seek to choke off our prayer life.
Someone doesn't want us to pray.
Why? Because prayer is our connection to God's infinite, holy power. Because prayer changes us into Christ's image so we can do His work here on earth. Because prayer shows us the depth of God's heart and causes our love for Him to bloom and grow.
The profound truth is that Jesus Himself, the very Son of God, prayed while here on earth. If He needed to pray, how much more do we need to pray. If He took great effort to seek His Father's heart, how much more should we.
How can you make or renew your commitment to pray?
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 9, 1941: Ammunition plant at Fort Smederovo, Belgrade explodes, kills 1500. 2000 soldiers end strike at North American Aviation that threatened crucial aircraft production.
June 8, 2011
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 8, 1941: British and Free French invade Vichy Syria and Lebanon from Palestine; French promise independence in return for cooperation.
June 7, 2011
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 7, 1941: First Lend-Lease planes flown to Maine and shoved over border into Canada, because Congress forbids landing in Canada. Jockey Eddie Arcaro wins Belmont on Whirlaway, winning Triple Crown.
June 6, 2011
Never Forget
Today we commemorate the 67th anniversary of the D-Day landings. On June 6, 1944, the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from Nazi power.In August 2007, I was privileged to stand on Omaha Beach on a misty, overcast morning not unlike the men faced that historic day. As I stood on that long stretch of sand and gazed at those high bluffs which once bristled with machine guns, I was moved deeply. We've all seen the movies and watched the footage - men dashing with rifles in hand, stumbling in the waves, beckoning their buddies onward, sheltering against debris - falling to the sand. But being there and feeling that sand beneath my feet gave me another level of understanding.
Today the Normandy beaches bristle with people on holiday - those who come to remember, and those who come to play. Children laugh and chase the waves and build sand castles. Tourists stand in silence, wipe tears, take pictures. This is as it should be. Sixty-seven years ago, 155,000 American, British Commonwealth, and Free French troops landed in the biggest amphibious operation in history, along with free people from many other occupied nations. Take a moment today and remember those who risked their lives, who gave their lives so we can live in freedom.
June 5, 2011
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Jun. 5, 1941: During Japanese air raid on Chungking, 4000 Chinese suffocate in shelter. UAW strikes at North American Aviation plant in Inglewood CA, only wartime strike in aviation industry.
