Bentley Rayburn for Congress...

When our work on the Ad Interim Committee on Women in the Military done for the Presbyterian Church in America's General Assembly was finished, I'd come to have an especially deep respect for two committee members, Steve Leonard and his brother-in-law, Bentley Rayburn. Both men were solid oaks of biblical commitment who refused to give in to the forces demanding the interchangeability of the sexes, and this was at some cost to their military careers.

At the time, Bentley had not yet retired from the Air Force. His rank was Maj. General and his last two assignments before retirement April 1, 2006 were Commandant of the Air War College and Vice Commander, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; then Commander, Air Force Doctrine Center, also at Maxwell Air Force Base.

Following retirement, Bentley made a good, but ultimately unsuccessful, run for a seat in Congress from the Fifth Congressional District in Colorado. He's repeating his run this year and his candidacy warms my heart.