I am arriving at Fort Jackson this evening. Tomorrow morning I will join with the cadre at the United States Army Chaplain Center and School to give support and instruction for mid-career chaplains. There's something that I want to say; something that is Continue Reading
December 20, 2011
A National Treasure: The Privilege to Minister at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort Jackson, SC
Plutarch wrote, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” Sacred fires—keen minds—are being kindled at the US Army Chaplain Center and School. And I get a Continue Reading
December 19, 2011
The Death of a Dictator, Kim Jong Il (1941-2011), and Miss Sadie’s Barber Chair Theology
As the reports came in of the death of North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il, I was on chaplain duty at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In fact, I heard most of the details of the death of this tyrant as I was getting into Miss Sadie’s barber chair. Sadie: 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
July 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
“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
September 13, 2010
A Laying On Of Hands by the Chief of Chaplains for New Service at RTS
This week I am preaching at a conference at Fort Jackson, SC on "Renewing Your Passion for Preaching" to chaplains from all over the world. Many chaplains have flown to Fort Jackson for the conference, and a host of others are watching via the worldwide Continue Reading
