What is God Doing?What does one do when God seems to destroy what
they are and who they are? Its a paradigm through which many interpret the
world. If God
does all
that happens (in other words, He actively "pushes the button") to us in life,
then certain truths are a reality. What follows are some thoughts regarding an
event and what that means about God. In this I have to note that it is
the Word
that tells us about God and
not
circumstances. I would be interested on anyone else's thoughts on the
matter...
Read More Sun - April 17, 2005ok, so its been a while...here's the deal. I have been rather busy and I
finally got around to putting up an entry. Here is an awesome picture of me and
my sister at my wedding!!!
Posted at 10:21 PM Read More Mon - March 28, 2005On a more relational theology Can it be said that
religion is relational? Today we had an exercise where we chaplains sat in a
circle and discussed what formed us in our walk with Christ. We did this in
small groups. My group had five chaplains in it. The other chaplains spoke of
cognitive and intellectual studies. They brought books and sermons that they had
read showing how these shaped who they were and what they had become.
I had forgotten the project and had to think through it just before we met. As I sat and thought through what had shaped me I pulled up several pictures on my computer. Posted at 10:46 AM Read More Sun - March 27, 2005Happy Easter!!I wish all of you the Happiest of Easters. May
His love and grace be with you all as you reflect and rejoice in the
Resurrection.
Posted at 02:26 PM Read More Mon - March 21, 2005How to secure a buildingThe military is moving toward a Joint Operations
model. This means that all the branches are working together. Just so you
understand the issues involved here, note what the order
"go and secure that building"
means to the various services:
Posted at 01:35 PM Read More Fri - March 18, 2005ExplanationI suppose a little explanation is in order. I
noted yesterday the Wesleyan (Methodist) teaching of Christian Perfectionism.
Here's the deal...
Posted at 03:52 PM Read More Thu - March 17, 2005Spiritual FitnessThis is an interesting term that defines a broad
spectrum of Army activities. The word "Spiritual" according to the Army simply
refers to the mental aspect of the soldier. To me, it has a much deeper
connotation, however, as a chaplain, I need to help the soldier be mentally
stable. (Blah, Blah, Blah - ok, I've said what was needed)
Posted at 11:14 AM Read More Mon - March 14, 2005World ReligionsI know that I should be listening, but this slide
was so funny I thought I'd share...
Posted at 02:40 PM Read More Sun - March 13, 2005The 48th VisitedI went to see the boys of the 2/121 yesterday. It
was ear.y when I left and it was so late when I left I ended up staying in a
motel halfway between Ft Stewart and Ft Jackson. What a day!
Posted at 05:07 PM Read More Fri - March 11, 2005Some cool UMT PicsOh, and here's another one you need to know - UMT
(Unit Ministry Team) it means me and my chaplain assistant. (The MOS number is
56M)
Oh, and I've started to drink coffee - go figure... Posted at 08:31 PM Read More 2/121Here's how it works. There is the 48th BDE
(Brigade) its connected to the 3rd ID (Infantry Division) WIthin the BDE there
are six battalions.
Posted at 08:09 PM Read More Tue - March 8, 2005The prayer breakfastThis morning we had a "prayer breakfast." Now,
this is not like what you think a prayer breakfast is - in the Army its a
function that people go to. Its not church, you read general prayers and the
speaker talks for a bit. I was the music chairperson.
Posted at 11:08 AM Read More Sat - March 5, 2005EthicsNow, this is where its at! If only Dr. Mapes
could be here to teach this class. Even though its a saturday, I am not so
unhappy about being in class - mostly because we are studying ethics. The
central question is: when faced with a situation - is "divine command theory"
good enough? Can you say, "its right or wrongs because God says
so?"
Posted at 11:40 PM Read More Thu - March 3, 2005The Family Life ChaplainI learned a new thing today - I did not know
there was such a thing as a family life chaplain. This chaplain is usually a
Major or above and they work with families. They do counseling mostly. Every
major installation has one.
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