I trust the following question and answer about chaplain ministry and the local pastorate will provide some opportunity for prayerful reflection by those considering the call. Dear Dr. Milton: May I ask you a question about the chaplaincy? The biggest Continue Reading
June 14, 2012
Signs and Symbols Matter: Reflections on Flag Day
I have saluted it as it passed by at my son's recent Eagle Scout Court of Honor. I have, with greatest care and respect, presented it to widows of veterans at memorial services. I have preached and pointed to it as it as an illustration of the Gospel as Continue Reading
September 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Zero Dark Thirty Faith
It's zero dark thirty—that means really, really early in the morning, in Army speak. I am sipping on a cup of McDonald's premium coffee, mercifully open 24-7, right next to the installation, catering to soldiers who are up early to do "PT" (physical Continue Reading
December 5, 2009
A Company of Heroes and the Hope We Have in Winning the War
This morning’s Wall Street Journal article, “Hasan’s Army Unit Ships Out” proves what many of us have known: When you are in the presence of the overwhelming majority of men and women in the US military, it is most fitting, to use the words that Continue Reading
