Author Archive: Kevin
Have Courage, Strength, and Hope
I keep this note under my keyboard at work, and pull it out often whenever a challenge is ahead: Courage, strength, and hope. Those are like money in the bank you can draw from when facing tough situations. With those…
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Pay Attention to the Connections
In the fabrication and erection of structural steel, you pay attention to the connections. In the steel fabrication shop, most of the labor is in the connections: the base plates, shear tabs, and especially the moment connections which have lots…
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Do You Use Flux?
I like to cast my own lead bullets, mostly 9mm for target shooting. I usually melt down range lead picked from the berms at our local shooting range and old wheel weights because perfect lead for casting bullets is impossible…
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Tough Guys Have Peace!
Having peace is not some fantasy dream, you really can have it! In Psalm 37:1-11 there are 14 ways to not worry or fear. The last one in verse 11 guarantees you will delight in the abundance of peace: “But…
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The Word “Thanksgiving”
The word Thanksgiving originated in the Bible, where it is used 32 times, and the word Thank or Thanks is there at least another 100 times. We actually expect, require, think, or say thanks in any given day over 40…
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How’s Your Aim?
I saw this photo recently of a friend, former Bible Study Fellowship leader and current US Senator from Montana Steve Daines sighting in his hunting rifle, and I immediately thought of 2 Corinthians 5:9. It’s big game hunting season across…
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Check Your Prayer Attitude
Beginning each day with prayer is the most important thing I do all day. Prayer is the #1 tool in my toolbox. However, it’s easy to have a misguided attitude when praying. One of my hero’s is R.G. LeTourneau, and I graduated…
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Do You Smell?
How many of these “fragrances” do you know? A new car. Fresh pine when cutting firewood. Ash tray in the smoking area. Burned flux when welding. Exhaust from diesel truck. Kerosene from the startup of an airline jet. Windrow of…
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How to Email Correctly
Christians are to be Christ-like and that includes being as “top-notch” as we can in everything we do. Emailing…it’s an area we can either look foolish and sloppy, or professional and well representative of who we work for. Emails are not as…
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Are Your Children Well Rounded?
The employees at our steel fabrication company who get promoted, receive better pay, and have the most job security, are those that are “well rounded.” So just what does that mean? How can you be well rounded? How can you…
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