Archive for 2020
Ministry in Austerity: Making the Most out of a Difficult Situation
By Chaplain Sean Callahan, US Army, Middle East The greatest blessing this quarter has been to minister to our Paratroopers in a very austere environment in the Middle East. There…
Read MoreVeterans Day Ministry: Retired/Redeployed Chaplains Wear the Uniform with Pride
By Andy Meverden with updates from Chaplains, Colonel (Retired) Bob Hicks & Wylie Johnson One of my continuing duties as Associate Director of Chaplaincy is to scan chaplain reports and…
Read MoreMotorcycle Chaplain Vies for Dream Chopper: How cool is this?
By Shawn Taylor, Motorcycle Club Chaplain, Phoenix, AZ Brothers and Sisters in Christ I need your vote! I recently entered and was accepted for the chance to win a custom…
Read MoreInfantry Chaplain Still on Point: Trail Chaplain seeks the Lost on America’s Great TrailsBy
Dennis Newton, Chaplain, Colonel, US Army, Retired, current Trail Chaplain Chaplain Dennis Newton is known around the Appalachian Trail as “Trail Pilgrim.” After his retirement in 2015 from 35 years…
Read MoreKeeping Short Accounts: Chaplain on a Mission to Make Things Right
Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Kosovo Dear Friends, “At least it wasn’t a person”. Those were the kind words of a Kosovo Serbian living in Southern Kosovo after…
Read MoreMobilized for Ministry: Guard Chaplain Points Soldiers to the Master
By Chaplain John Hatfield, Rhode Island National Guard Matthew 8:27 “… even the winds and the sea obey him!” This past quarter I have been blessed by the LORD in…
Read MoreDeployed Chaplain Encourages Local Missionary-Pastor in War-torn Balkans
By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Kosovo Dear Friends, Greetings! I hope this finds you well and standing on the promises of God day by day. COVID cases among…
Read MoreGrowing Through Adversity
”Growing Through Adversity” is a documentary in which several couples share their personal, often challenging, marriage experiences, to provide encouragement to others who want to build strong marriages. U.S. Army…
Read MoreC19 Prison Ministry Impact: Change of Pace and Venue
By Joel Van Sant, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Fort Dix, NJ Over the past 6 months, I have experienced a lot of change at Fort Dix. At the beginning of…
Read MoreCB Chaplains Team Up to Provide Ministry in Middle East
By Chaplain Tim Miller, New York Army National Guard, Middle East This quarter I was able to answer the call from CH (MAJ) Adam Kawaguchi to help provide religious support…
Read MoreLiving With the End in View: A Timely Book for the Miramar Brig
By Chaplain Dan Klender, USN, Miramar Marine Corps Naval Air Station While transiting back to the states from the British Indian Ocean Territories in October 2018, I spent ten days…
Read MorePandemic Ministry: Air Force Chaplains baptize and disciple despite challenges
By Chaplain Steve Kim, USAF, Sheppard AFB, TX Greetings Sir/Gentlemen, I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July!!! The base commander had a fireworks show on base where we…
Read MoreRESPONSE TO RACIAL INJUSTICE
I have grieved over the murder of George Floyd and grieved for his family as he was laid to rest this past week. Outrage over the incident has spread across…
Read MoreCOVID19 Ministry: Reaching Airmen through Innovative Means
Chaplain Torrey Garrison, USAFR, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS Chaplain Torrey Garrison is a United States Air Force Reserve Chaplain Major assigned to RAF Mildenhall north of London. He is married…
Read MoreNew Dress Code for Hospital Chaplains: COVID-19 PPE
By Chaplain Gordon Ruddick, Peace Health Medical Center, Springfield, Oregon As chaplains, we’ve always been required to wear “business casual” to work. Still true. Now, though,  there’s a new addition.…
Read MoreHe Was There
Chaplain response to NAS Pensacola terrorist attack By Chaplain Nick Dewhurst, US Navy Reserve, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida On Friday December 6, 2019, there was an attack on students…
Read MoreIt’s Who You Know
Retired Chaplain Rivals the Energizer Bunny By Chaplain Bob Hicks, USAF, Retired & FBI Volunteer Cars, Taxis, & Walking CRU International Report 2019 Unlike years’ past, this 2019 found me…
Read MoreChat with Chaplain
Finding Hope in the Midst of Crisis By Chaplain Evan Spencer, Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia Here’s how one VA chaplain reaches out to confined patients…through closed circuit TV…
Read MoreKeeping Distance in Kosovo
COVID-19 impact on life and ministry By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Deployed Greetings from Kosovo! Unfortunately, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred on one of our…
Read MoreJesus our Hero
Pastor-friend’s long-term prayer for chaplain-friend By Chaplain Greg Uvila, LCDR, US Navy,Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, WA Recently at the CBNW annual enrichment conference we experienced phenomenal preaching…
Read MoreMinistry in the Balkans
Guard chaplain supports peacekeepers in Kosovo By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Deployed Greetings from Kosovo! I hope this finds you in peace and good health. We arrived…
Read MoreLingering Longer with the Lord
Chaplain preps himself for divine duty By Chaplain Dan Wilton, Illinois Air National Guard, Deployed My first deployment was full of many wonderful demonstrations of God’s faithful presence and gracious…
Read MoreLittle Eyes Are Watching
How a Navy Chaplain’s wife supports her husband By Chaplain Jonathan Stephens, US Navy, 7th Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan When her first child was only six months old, Melissa’s husband received…
Read MoreLast-minute Good-byes
Text reply from recently released inmate By Jerry Levizon, Chaplain to female inmates, Pacific Northwest This New Year’s Day I woke up early to take Misty to the train station…
Read MorePersing Pioneer
by Phil Persing Whew! 2019 is now history! Reflecting on the past year,  it’s difficult to imagine that God could have packed any more excitement into it for our family. …
Read MoreUnorthodox Thanksgiving
Ten-hour Pass during Ranger School By Chaplain Sean Callahan, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina This year, Thanksgiving was quite unorthodox, both for our family and our ministry. I…
Read MoreWhere Do I Start?
From Local Church Ministry to Prison Chaplaincy By Chaplain Joel Van Sant, Federal Bureau of Prisons Where Do I Start? This is the question that was in the front of…
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