Soldiers call Bible study ‘highlight of my week’
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) ANDY VAUGHN 369th Signal Battalion Every Wednesday, just prior to lunch, Advanced Individual Training Soldiers walk from their classrooms to the formation outside the building. The...
View ArticleNo one should have to stand alone against storms
BY CHAPLAIN (LT. COL.) DENNIS HYSOM Garrison Command As a kid, I grew up fishing and sailing on Lake Pontchartrain, a 26-by-40-mile lake near New Orleans, Louisiana. I loved being on the water. But as...
View ArticleMuslims celebrate Islamic holiday Eid al Adha
BY RETIRED CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MARSHALL M. ABUWI Islamic Distinctive Religious Group On Monday, Muslims all over the globe assembled in various locations in large gatherings to celebrate the Islamic...
View ArticleSacrifices of many often taken for granted
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) JOHN HOOS 369th Signal Battalion John 15:13 states: “Greater love had no one than this, than to lay down his life for his friends.”read more
View ArticleSmall does not always mean insignificant
BY CHAPLAIN (MAJ.) DOUG OCHNER 15th Regimental Signal Brigade I was driving on a back road at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, one day and came upon a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck. It has...
View ArticleYou can find spiritual care at medical center
BY CHAPLAIN (LT. COL.) RICK STEVENSON Dwight. D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center The chaplains and chaplain assistants at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center serve patients, staff members and...
View ArticleProviding ‘Ministry of Intentional Presence’ at DDEAMC
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) CHRISTOPHER HART Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center As I walk around the hospital making my pastoral care visits, people often ask me what the chaplain actually does in the...
View ArticleStorytelling has powers of healing, history
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) WILLIAM BEAVER Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center Who doesn’t like a good story? Especially a really, really good one? I have discovered during my five years in the Army,...
View ArticleImproving relationships in modern families
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) T. DAN WARF 480th ISRG Did you know that God wants your life and family to be filled with rare and beautiful treasures? That’s right. In Proverbs 24:3-4, God tells us that“by...
View ArticleDon’t wrestle worries of world alone
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) ANDY VAUGHN 67th Expeditionary Signal Battalion The 1980s produced a huge number of rock bands with electrifying music that captured the attention of millions of listeners. The...
View ArticleHaving a changed perspective on life
BY CHAPLAIN (MAJ.) JAVON SEABORN 513th Military Intelligence Brigade I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when...
View ArticleYou can decide whether to make yourself whole
BY CHAPLAIN (COL.) MARK E. THOMPSON 7th Signal Command (Theater) Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great...
View ArticleWays to mitigate stress during the holidays
BY CHAPLAIN (MAJ.) TIM STIERS 706th Military Intelligence Group Emotions seem stronger during the holidays and can increase stress. There are some actions one can take to help mitigate this stress...
View ArticleExperience joy of giving this holiday season
BY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) RYAN WOOD 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber) “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35)In case you haven’t noticed, the holiday season is not rapidly...
View ArticleYes, there really is a Santa Claus
CHAPLAIN (MAJ.) FR. PAUL-ANTHONY HALLADAY 442nd Signal Battalion Is there really a Santa Claus? For generations, the question has been posed by children all over the world in their own languages, from...
View ArticleChristmas can teach lesson of humility
BY CHAPLAIN (LTC) KELLY PORTER 35th Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical) In an effort to move discussions about Christmas from secular trappings like decorations and elves and gingerbread houses, some...
View ArticleAssessing, reporting spiritual readiness
BY CHAPLAIN ( MAJ.) DOUGLAS YATES 116th Military Intelligence Brigade Personnel, equipment and training. These are the key areas which any unit must assess in order to report its overall readiness,...
View ArticleFulfilling personal goals for the New Year
BY CHAPLAIN (MAJ.) JAVON SEABORN 513th Military Intelligence Brigade Habakkuk 2:2-3King James Version (KJV)2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that...
View ArticlePeace, true peace, eternal peace, is the gift of God
BY CHAPLAIN (COL.) MARK E. THOMPSON 7th Signal Command (Theater) Philippians 4:8-9read more
View ArticleObstacles and opportunities in a time of strife
By Chaplain (MAJ.) Doug Ochner 15th Regimental Signal Brigade You may have heard the phrase, “A candle burns brightest before it goes out.”read more
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