Remember those who never came home. Remember the families who carry both pride and grief. Remember those who gave their future so others could live theirs.
My Most Useful Seminary Classes
These are the three categories of classes that prepared me most for ministry in uniform
Unusual Places I’ve Held Church Service
Church is not ultimately about the building
Embarrassing Rookie Mistake
When I was commissioned as a chaplain, I had a lot of ministerial experience in the church world. Plus, as the son of a good military chaplain, I had seen and heard many stories and principles about effectively navigating a military career. However, there were several specific practices that I hadn’t picked up on. Knowing …
What I Wish I Knew Before I Started as a Chaplain
Ministry of Presence is More Strategic Than You Think.
The Path to Military Chaplaincy
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What Exactly Does a Chaplain Do?
The government offers a straightforward answer in Title 10, which directs chaplains to conduct weekly worship services and perform burial rites. While accurate, this description is notably brief. In practice, each branch of the Armed Services expands upon these responsibilities in ways that reflect its unique culture and mission. When one considers the full scope …
Cooperation Without Compromise
It was 1980 when I drove my red 1960 Volkswagen Beetle from Wake Forest, North Carolina, to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. I can still picture the moment I crossed the Delaware Memorial Bridge—the wind gusting so fiercely that I wondered if it might push my small car over the side and into the water. The …
Guest Blogger: Air Force Commissioned Officer Training
I had heard that Commissioned Officer Training was easier than the enlisted side’s Basic Military Training, or even the Officer Training School, because we chaplains were part of the professional corps. In fact, I heard some stories that included tales of playing golf that made COT seem like a club, complete with housekeeping and gourmet …
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Hoping to Hitch a Ride
On a training exercise with my medical unit in Northern Oregon, the troops were divided into two camps. Some of the personnel were at the Biak Training Center near Bend, while the others were more than two hundred miles away, at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center over on the Pacific Coast, not too far …
Military Chaplain Guide 