Walking the Tight Rope Between Reserve Chaplaincy and the Pastorate

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

Then and Now: Called to Duty on 9/11

September 11, 2011. That is the date of my US Army Reserve orders for today, as I begin two weeks annual training. 10 years ago to this day, I was also called on duty, September 11, 2001. So on this Lord's day, as we all reflect about the meaning of this Continue Reading

“It’s a Growing Time”—Resting in God before Running in Ministry: A Convocation Message for the US Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort Jackson, SC

Your need this Convocation. All of us do. Convocation is quite simply an assembly that has a purpose (though some convocation events that I have been to which are merely prescribed ceremonies announcing a new school year, or something else—and there is Continue Reading