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Blenheim Palace, the headquarters of MI5’s Twenty Committeeduring World War II. Located in Woodstock, near Oxford, the palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by DeFacto / CC BY-SA 4.0.The Double-Cross System, also known as the XX System, was a remarkable counterespionage and deception operation conducted by the British Security Service (MI5) during World War II. MI5, officially known as the Security Service, is the United Kingdom’s domestic counterintelligence and security agency.
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spotterup.com | Michael Lake |Eugene Nielsen |John Dailey |Kelly Kurcina
“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” — Mark 8:36To see clearly is to reject the world’s empty treasures and grasp the true riches of heaven—humility, self-denial, and the power of a soul surrendered to Christ. —D. + + +The world moves with blind eyes, grasping at things that slip through the fingers—gold, titles, pleasures that dull the senses rather than sharpen them.
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I was introduced to the Benchmade DacianTM at SHOT Show 2025. I had seen it online, but it is one of those knives that is much more impressive in-person. I knew I needed one of these in my collection right away, let me tell you why:The Benchmade DacianTM features a spear-point blade made from MagnaCut steel. This is a powder metallurgy stainless steel developed and produced by Crucible Industries specifically for knife making.
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spotterup.com | Eugene Nielsen |John Dailey |Kelly Kurcina |Michael Kurcina
The Mossad, officially known as the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים), is Israel’s national intelligence agency. It has recently made headlines for its covert operations, including the infiltration of Hezbollah and the exposure of intimate details about its commanders The Mossad is one of the key entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security).
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“Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” — Ephesians 6:10-11The Christian life is a lifelong war fought in the heart, where victory belongs not to the strongest, but to those who stand firm in God’s strength, surrounded by the unseen ranks of heaven. —D. + + +Every Christian fights in a war unseen.
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AT-802U Sky Warden / OA-1K. Photo courtesy Air Tractor. The AT-802U Sky Warden, officially designated as the OA-1K in late 2022, is a cutting-edge light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft developed by Air Tractor and L3Harris® Technologies for the United States Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program.
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“First Sting,” Stuart Brown, 2008, Oil on Canvas. Donated courtesy of Richard J. Guggenhime and Donald Elster. Painting depicts the turning point in the Soviet-Afghan War with the first of many shoot-downs of Soviet helicopter gunships by Mujahedin fighters armed with Stinger missiles. Photo courtesy Central Intelligence Agency.
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spotterup.com | Eugene Nielsen |John Dailey |Kelly Kurcina |Michael Kurcina
“For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.” —Proverbs 24:16Holiness is not found in never falling, but in rising again and again, trusting that God’s mercy is deeper than our failures. —D. + + +The world would have you believe that failure is final, that every stumble marks you, that each mistake carves its tally into your soul. But that is not the way of God. His way is quieter, steadier—a hand held out, a voice saying, Get up.
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Garraway’s Coffee House in Exchange Alley, London, 1873.George Walter Thornbury (1828–1876). The 17th and 18th centuries in England were marked by significant cultural and intellectual developments. One of the most remarkable phenomena of this period was the rise of coffee houses. These establishments became crucial hubs for social interaction, intellectual exchange, and literary creation. The first coffee house in England was established in Oxford in 1650 by a man named Jacob.
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spotterup.com | Eugene Nielsen |John Dailey |Kelly Kurcina |Michael Kurcina
The Wild Call of Holiness“For our God is a consuming fire.” —Hebrews 12:29Holiness is not a safe or polished goodness, but a wild, consuming fire that breaks, remakes, and transforms us into the likeness of God. —D. + + +The world prizes goodness. It speaks of decent men, of clean reputations, of lives lived without offense. But goodness, as the world understands it, is too neat, too small.
