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 …
Can Military Chaplains Say the Name of Jesus in Prayer?
Can military chaplains pray in Jesus's name?
Big Enough to Love and Care
America’s founders had experienced the abuses of political and religious powers in the European monarchies, so they attempted to create a new nation that prevented the duplication of those problems. That is why from the very beginning, the United States was not a monarchy, and there would be no official religion. Instead of kings who …
Losing My Faith By Serving Everyone?
Chaplains facilitate the free exercise of religion for all Service Members, regardless of their background.
Pluralism: Differences in Church Ministry and Chaplaincy
In many ways our culture has lost a common sense of mutual respect. Sometimes chaplains tend to shape their ministry about their own gifts and talents.
Crossing Dividing Lines: Chaplains Serve All
In a world where division often seems more prevalent than unity, it’s easy to assume that people are unwilling to cross the lines that separate them. As a Navy chaplain, I know that our role is not to stay within the walls of our own traditions, but to reach beyond them to care for those who may not share our beliefs.
Thank You For Being My Chaplain Too
Pluralism is foundational, yet it is one of the more difficult issues for many chaplain candidates, chaplains, and even some endorsers to understand and discuss because we’re accustomed to working and ministering in a local congregation where almost everyone we interact with is from our own denomination, with identical doctrine and similar worship style.
Military Chaplain Guide 