Recently, I have been gathering resources together to send to our deployed soldier in order to provide them tools of encouragement, spiritual development, and a show of support. These tools and resources will make up what I am calling a Spiritual Deployment Kit, and the first shipment went out earlier this week. While [...]

Fact: As of March 2007, the Army is short by about 520 chaplains. (see “Army has severe chaplain shortage” - OneNewsNow)
Part of the above article goes on to say “The U.S. military’s chaplaincy is “severely short at this point,” the defense analyst emphasizes. “We’ve tried to ratchet up recruitment and the like,” he says, [...]

The other day, I came across this booklet by Rick Bereit which is adopted from his book called “In His Service: A Guide to Christian Living in the Military.” This booklet is basically the first two chapters of his book and are titled A World at War and Combat. (I have added a summary [...]

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead: We give you thanks for all your servants who have laid down their lives in the service of their country. Grant to them your mercy and the light of your presence; and give us such a lively sense of your [...]

Have mercy, O God, on all those who today are wounded and suffering. Since their families and friends are far away, let your grace be their comfort. Raise them to health again, if that is your will for them, but chiefly give them patience and faith in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. [...]

Lord God of grace and power, stretch forth your almighty arm to strengthen and protect all those in the armed forces of our country. Support them in the day of battle, and in times of peace keep them safe from evil. Endue them with courage and loyalty, and grant that they may serve without [...]

Lord, Grant me the greatness of heart to see,
the difference in duty and his love for me.
Give me the understanding to know,
That when duty calls he must go.
Give me a task to do each day,
to fill the time when he is away,
And Lord, when duty is in the field,
Please protect him and be his shield.
- [...]

Almighty and all-present power
Short is the prayer I make to Thee
I do not ask in battle hour
For any shield to cover me.
I ask no help to smite my foe
I seek no petty victory here
The enemy I hate, I know,
To Thee dear Lord are also dear.
The vast unalterable way
From which the stars do not depart
Shall not [...]

Before I deployed in 2003, my wife and I decided to choose a bible verse and make it our official deployment verse. We promised each other to mediate on this verse daily for two purposes. The first was to have some sort of connection knowing that each day we were reading the same [...]