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As June 30 draws near, our fiscal year is quickly coming to a close. For more than five decades, FCPO-USA has been privileged to serve the men and women of the law enforcement community through biblical encouragement, Christian fellowship, discipleship, leadership development, and evangelistic outreach.

These are the kind of attitudes we must have to sincerely worship God. An honest and transparent approach is what I believe God wants from us.

I worked with heroes. People who survived gunfights (some who didn’t), talked jumpers off a bridge, ran into burning buildings, rescued children and more.

My wife and I purchased some land in the country and built our house in 2000. Our boys grew up playing outside, hunting, fishing, and enjoying life as country boys do. They seemed fearless to the outdoors!

I was contemplating a talk I was to give at a church men’s breakfast when the Holy Spirit helped me realize the similarities between some scripture and wearing a police or military uniform.

Do you ever feel like the whole world's against you? You just can't do anything right? And even when you finally get a job done to your own satisfaction, someone will drop by and criticize the way it was done.

Not long ago, I heard a retired officer ask a powerful question: “What makes a good cop a great cop?” His answer was simple—yet profound: compassion. That might sound surprising in a profession where many are taught early on to leave compassion at the door.

One Saturday night, we were overwhelmed—call to call, every officer busy. A disturbance came in at a nightclub, and I was the only unit free. I took the call, and a narcotics detective, Officer Hodges, offered to back me up. I’ve always suspected narcotics detectives appear only when absolutely needed—and apparently, t

I was the Post Commander at the State Patrol Office in Helena, Georgia. My daily commute was 75 miles, one way. It wasn’t too bad though as it gave me opportunities to make calls and decompress before I made it home. There were shifts that I literally made calls all the way to the office, and all the way home after my