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2977 That’s the number of people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the United States, September 11, 2001. And today, 23 years later, over 18,000 first responders are dealing with life-threatening diseases from the ground zero destruction. The victims were sons and daughters, moms and dads, husbands and wives... some were able to call home before the final moment, some jumped to escape the flames - perishing on their own terms ... some prayed final prayers as the falling buildings consumed their dreams and for all of us - the deadly and deranged evil of men attempted...

My father, Ed Cole, and our family launched this ministry in 1977. He was near the age when most men retire, but God had given him a word from the Lord to reach the men of the nation. I went to the courthouse and paid $34 cash for the incorporation. My sister Joann was already producing brochures and tape series, my Mom keeping records, praying, and counseling, my sister Lois reviewing legal needs. Defeating the attack on the family began with a family. Dad was told it wouldn't work. Others, like Harold Bredesen and Campbell McAlpine, said it was a word from God. Then, in a public meeting,...

I was with Eddy Leo ministering in Amsterdam. At four am, in the dark Dutch morning, I was jerked awake with a terrible dream. My first grandson was just two years old, and in my dream, he was being abused.  Troubled and prayerful, I knew immediately I was in the presence of the Lord. I was crying, my heart was beating hard. In an instant I knew Cameron was safe at home with his parents, but what I heard from the Lord was, “Boys and girls across the world are being abused right now. They need fathers.”  My heart broke. I...

Watching the deadly battles happening in the Middle East and around the world reminded me of my own experience as a reporter in a war zone and the power of fear in the hearts of people. I first heard the term “Asymmetrical Warfare” while videotaping in Southern Lebanon with the Israeli Defense Forces in early 2006. Battles were raging with Hezbollah and its terrorist allies. We drove through battlefields, saw missiles hit Haifa and learned firsthand the nature of this type of warfare. Asymmetrical means “without predictable order.” Early one evening, my crew and I arrived at a home hit...

As a new NFL season kicks off this week I was reminded of this story. Clint Gresham, all American kid, could have ended up dead. Instead, he became a Super Bowl champion, team captain, a Maximized Man and a CMN ally. Clint was on the winning side as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. But he was far from winning as a man. Rejected by his stepdad, his youth was a mess of alcohol and mayhem. Even though he attended church as a kid, nothing was real until Jesus captured him through the powerful words of a friend. A friend’s...