Your mission, that means the mission of the Army, remain fixed, determined, inviolable.

It is to win the nation's wars.

That has not changed.

But you can't spend all of your time on nonsense like this DEI stuff and expect to be ready when it's time to go to war.

And that's what we have to do is get back to that. And I think Donald Trump understands that.

And I think he's going to make a huge difference.

Outstanding is a production of The Washington Stand where you can find news and commentary from a biblical

worldview. Welcome to Outstanding, where we have critical conversations about the news of the day and the

ideas that shape us. Once again, I'm your host, Joseph Backholm, welcoming you to another exercise

in taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. And this week, here in the United States, we celebrate Veterans Day.

Now, it's not just a day to honor those who have served in our armed forces, but also an

opportunity to think about what it means to love and serve a country as Christians.

As we all know, freedom is not free.

There are evil forces trying to control people

and do evil things. Sometimes the only way to stop evil is with violence. That's why we have police.

That's why we have the military. Sometimes it is the only real option. But we also know, in a sinful world, no nation is perfect.

How do Christians balance the command to be a force for good without falling into a trap of idolatry and loving country more than God?

And is military service still a noble calling? We're going to talk about all that today.

And when you're part of the Family Research Council and you're going to talk about veterans,

there's only one place to go. Retired Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin served our country for

36 years. His service included being a founding member of the Army's Delta Force.

He was involved in Iran hostage rescue attempts, the hunt for Pablo Escobar, which is something

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