Blog
2024 Winter Quarter Update
Though the past weekend was a little bit hectic with some canceled flights and late arrivals, the Battalion is settling into the groove for the upcoming quarter. Our winter Battalion is 64 men strong: 44 men in 2nd Phase, 8 in Leadership & Communications, and 12...
Looking Forward to 2024
Happy New Year from the ALERT Academy! As we launch into our 30th year of forging men, I want to ask you to pray for us. Pray: That God will receive the glory this coming year, and His will will be done That men would be positively impacted and transformed by the...
Remembering the Reason Jesus Came
As we wrap up the year and prepare to celebrate Christmas, I wanted to share a Christmas devotional I read: And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a...
ALERT 30 Year REunion Update
We are really excited about the 30 year reunion taking place February 8-11, 2024 here in Big Sandy. We’ve already got a bunch of guys who have registered, and are working on finalizing the schedule of events. Highlights include a special Reunion edition of the Caleb...
How Low Was Our Redeemer Brought
As we start into the season of Advent and look towards Christmas, I want to keep the end of the Christmas story in mind: the Gospel. One of my favorite Christmas songs, How Low Was Our Redeemer Brought, beautifully captures both the incongruity of the...
The Crisis Facing Young Men
Young men today are in a crisis. For example, in the 53 largest developed nations, boys fall behind girls in almost every academic subject, especially reading and writing. Boys are far more likely to drop out of both high school and college than girls are. In a few...