Brad Autry

[Brad Autry @BradAutry]

"Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it."
- God
Proverbs 4:23

[Pointer Basketball @pointerbball]

SUMMER '26 POINTER BASKETBALL CAMPS

POINTER SKILLS CAMP
July 7 - 9 / 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Entering Grades 3 - 9 / $50
Registration link:
https://t.co/lsj9JsqX7x

POINTER PUP CAMP
July 14 - 16 / 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Entering Grades K - 2 / $30
Registration link:
https://t.co/7A11mk9tLE

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

Marines on D-DAY

#OTD, Allied forces launched the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a decisive turning point in World War II. Though frequently overshadowed by the Pacific campaign, the Marine Corps made vital contributions to this monumental assault.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the majority of Marines were deployed to the Pacific. However, specialized cadres remained to provide crucial amphibious warfare expertise to Allied forces in Europe for the duration of the war. These amphibious trainings would eventually make significant contributions to major amphibious assaults throughout the European Theater of Operations, including Operation Torch in North Africa in 1942, Operation Husky in Sicily in 1943, and Operation Overlord in 1944.

Beginning in 1942, numerous Marines were embedded with Allied command staffs to advise on and coordinate major amphibious landings. Key figures like Col. Robert O. Bare served as leading strategists for naval gunfire and training and went ashore on D-Day itself. Marines actively supported the grueling assault on Omaha Beach, manning the 5-inch guns off warships like the USS Texas to provide critical fire support for the troops storming ashore.

Other Marines scanned the skies above while manning anti-aircraft guns ensuring the German air force was kept at bay. In total a little over 800 Marines participated in Operation Overlord on D-Day with approximately a squad of Marines landing on Omaha Beach itself, helping to transport the wounded and captured prisoners of war, and coordinate fires for the USS Texas’s 14-inch heavy guns.

✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Kirsten Glaze)

#DDay #USMC #WWII

[U.S. Navy @USNavy]

The largest amphibious invasion in human history began in the dark.

At dawn on June 6, 1944, nearly 7,000 vessels carrying 160,000 Allied troops closed in on the beaches of Normandy.

Through courage and sacrifice, they secured a foothold in Nazi-occupied France and began the liberation of Western Europe.

Today, we honor the heroes of D-Day.

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

82 years ago today, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, launching the liberation of Europe.

We are free because they were brave. 🇺🇸

[Pointer Basketball @pointerbball]

Harding Team Camp ‘26 ✔️

Got in a lot of basketball and some great team time. Proud of how much we improved over a short time period.

More to come in June.

Thankful for these opportunities!

#Pointers

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Memorial Day is a solemn reminder that freedom is never free. Today, we honor the brave American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

We remember our fallen warriors, pray for their loved ones and Gold Star Families, and give thanks for those who gave everything.

God Bless America. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

All Gave Some, Some Gave All

Today, we honor and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice wearing the uniform while defending our rights, freedoms and our great nation.

We will always remember and uphold their legacy.

✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

#Marines #USMC #SemperFidelis

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

Some gave all in service to something greater than themselves.

On this #MemorialDay, we honor their courage, sacrifice and enduring legacy.

[U.S. Navy @USNavy]

All gave some, some gave all.

This Memorial Day we honor the service members who laid down their lives in defense of the United States.

#MemorialDay #USNavy #GoldStarFamilies #NeverForget

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

This Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Their legacy is etched in the 250 years of American freedom they defended.

[Pointer Basketball @pointerbball]

Congratulations Class of 2026!

56 wins in 3 years
2 State Tournaments
All-State/ All-Conference/ All-Tournament/ MVPs/ Records Broken

Countless hours of work, sacrifice and commitment.

Brodie Myers
Brady Perkins
Gabe Johnson

Job well done. Onward!

#Pointers

[Adam | Faithful Messenger @Adam_FaithfulM]

"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education".

- Theodore Roosevelt (26th U.S. President)

[Brad Autry @BradAutry]

Outstanding!
Keep getting better.
Go get the ball!

[Gabe Johnson @Gabe_Johnson5]

Committed! AGTG! Proverbs 16:9 @SpurgeonMBB @CoachLivezey @HuckKaden

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.”

-Saint Augustine

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Principal Kirk Moore, who tackled the school shooter, walked into prom a few days later to a huge celebration from the students and was named prom king.

[Will🦶🏼 @Barefoot_Will_]

Mike Egan, a combat vet, just DNF’d the Go One More Backyard Ultra after 27 hours… in a wheelchair

Well at least until his last lap

The rain turned the course into a mud pit & his wheelchair wouldn’t move

He gets out of the chair & drags himself & the chair through the mud until he literally couldn’t move

He ditched the chair & continued to push

True hero
Definition of grit

God bless this man

[Harold McIlvain II @hmcilvain2]

🏀 River Valley Basketball awards 2026: the "podcast"

Attempting to do another memorable basketball year in our area justice, awards based on games covered this season!

🎙️ podcast: https://t.co/PlPzIqbFFW

[Lila Rose @LilaGraceRose]

“The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”

 Psalm 19:1

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

The BEST illustration of the Gospel I have ever heard | Josh Howerton

[Paul Fleuret @RealAbs1776]

Understand this: The movies and shows about the crucifixion have been tame when compared to what He actually went through.

Even The Passion Of The Christ was forced to hold back a little in order to avoid an X rating.

Crucifixion was, and still is, arguably the most excruciating death someone can experience.

The night before in Gethsemane, He was sweating blood. This is known as hematidrosis. This would have caused His skin to become extremely sensitive, thus making the beatings to come even worse.

The fear He felt was the beginning of His feeling the weight of our iniquities being laid on Him.

Yet - in this moment, He didn’t demand that the Father take it from Him. He only asked for the cup to pass Him over if it was within the Father’s will.

Up next came the Cat of Nine Tails, or a Roman Flagrum. This was a weapon with long leather “tails”, each embedded with sharp bones and metal.

He was flogged 39 times as Jewish law mandated “40 minus one”, because 40 was said to kill a man.

This flogging wasn’t like being punished by your father’s leather belt.

Every strike tore flesh, every strike exposed muscle. Every strike exposed nerve endings. Every strike tore flesh to the bone.

This would be like getting struck with razor blades over and over again, leading to hypovolemic shock from blood loss.

Oh, and the crown of thorns? These weren’t rose thorns. These were thorns which were 2-3 inches long. Beaten into his skull.

These thorns would have pierced his skull, tripping the trigeminal nerve, thus causing unimaginable pain and even more blood loss from the dozens of head wounds.

At this point, extreme nausea and dizziness would begin to set in.

What came next? Carrying the cross. Which weighed around 300lbs. This would be like carrying two full kegs on your back.

Splinters and wood grating against the open flesh on His back. And He had to carry it 650 yards, or close to a half mile.

Imagine carrying a log on your back after being skinned alive.

Up next? He was nailed to the cross with spikes 5-7in in length. Piercing His wrists - this no doubt pierced the median nerve, causing extreme burning sensations up and down His arms.

A spike was driven through his ankles - severing nerves and tendons. This would have felt like standing on broken glass every time He pushed Himself up in order to breathe.

He suffered for 6 hours.

His chest muscles collapsing, making every single breath a fight for life.

His shoulders were dislocated, His arms stretching unnaturally long.

His heart was struggling to pump blood.

He was extremely dehydrated, His lips cracking.

His heart more than likely literally ruptured from the stress.

And on top of all of that, He had to feel a separation with the Father for a period of time in order to REALLY bear the weight of our sin.

He took up this burden for ALL sin before Him, and ALL sin which came after Him.

HE DID IT ALL FOR US.

To free us. To defeat sin. To give us a pathway to the Kingdom.

Every sin we commit is exactly why He had to do it.

And the real kicker? He knew what was coming when He rode into Jerusalem … and He didn’t turn around. He kept going.

For us.