And because it is different it is in a way much more powerful and encouraging. When I picked up the 2019 book, A Company of Heroes, I expected more of the same. It contains snippets that will encourage and it is worth picking up for its own goodness.

Keesee’s 2014 book, Dispatches from the Front emphasized the work being done in frontline locations throughout the world. Tim Keesee’s book, A Company of Heroes is a reminder that that the kingdom is coming, that the daily grind can have great meaning, and that God is on the move throughout the world.

It’s easy to forget that grand reality because the inane, normal, and immanent demands blot out the grandeur of God’s ineffable splendor through the tyranny of the urgent. There is a kingdom being illuminated by salt of the earth servants of the one true God who will return someday to restore the whole creation and shine his glory through the whole world.

In the week to week grind, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture and to forget that there are bigger things than the overdue report, looming deadline, or potential future promotion.

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