By Joshua Franks
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Bruceton
Focal Passage: II Corinthians 3:4-12
If you’re going to be an infantryman in the Army, then you’re headed to Fort Benning, near Columbus, Ga. There are other places that offer basic combat training, but only Fort Benning transforms soldiers into infantrymen. There, the soldiers go through rigorous training that lasts 14 weeks. At the end, they have a final rite of passage.
They march at night as people line the road and cheer them on. Eventually, they make their way to Honor Hill and pass through a gate that bears the phrase “Fortune favors the bold.” [Read more…]