That Ole Vet and Me
On this Veterans Day: To the men and women serving or have served in our armed forces I appreciate what you do for us and the sacrifice you've made. With that in mind, I'd like to tell a story from my teenage years about an Ole Vet and me. + + + " 12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive" ( Colossians 3:12-13, ESV ). + + + It was my first real job right out of high school. I was working as a nurses' aide at Grant Memorial Hospital when I met Ralph. He said he was just an Ole Vet, but I thought he should have added the word mean in there somewhere. He was not an easy patient. And for some reason, he really di...