Live Q&A with an Army battalion chaplain
Live Q&A session with U.S. Army Chaplain Daniel Sparks. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (Mountain time) on Saturday, 11 April 2009. Want to know what a day in the life of a chaplain is like? Chaplain Sparks will answer any questions you have about ministry as a battalion chaplain. Join the discussion on 11 April by visiting [...]
Uncommon Female Chaplains Serve Country, Creator
ARLINGTON, Va. – It sounds like the start of a joke. Four female ministers – an Episcopalian, a Unitarian Universalist, a Southern Baptist and an African Methodist Episcopal – all join the military …. But there’s no punch line here, just four strong-willed pioneers working in a career field with few others of the female [...]
NAMB commissions largest group ever
RINCON, Ga. (BP)—The North American Mission Board conducted the largest commissioning service in its history when 144 missionaries and chaplains were sent forth Feb. 22 at First Baptist Church in Rincon, Ga., about 20 miles north of Savannah. The 136 missionaries and eight chaplains filed into the sanctuary to the tune of “Victory in Jesus” [...]
Operation Worship provides Bibles for Soldiers overseas
This summer, an effort is underway to sign and send 100,000 Bibles to American troops in 100 days. Tens of thousands of people are expected to go to a local Christian bookstore, purchase a $4.99 camo-covered special edition Bible, write a personal message inside the front cover of the Bible, and give it back to [...]
Soldiers get PG-rated sex talk
PATROL BASE DOLBY, Iraq — A group of Baumholder, Germany-based soldiers huddled around a TV set to watch a sex video, with the viewing hosted by their battalion chaplain. Well, that’s a little misleading. The roughly hourlong video was an installment of a Christian-based DVD series titled “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” by [...]
U.S. Army Chaplains, Solid As a Rock
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HUNTER, Iraq – Two U.S. Army chaplains are building much more than the faith of their Soldiers on the remote base here. Chaplains Colt Randles and Michael Roberts, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, are building the Solid Rock Chapel for the Cav. Soldiers, one board at a time. “I waited [...]
‘Fighting Irish’ drew a crowd at the Junction
It was a sight to behold. As word spread, several hundred locals made their way to the depot at Longview Junction. The date was July 16, 1916. The 69th Regiment of New York State was in town along with its famous chaplain, Father Francis P. Duffy. For weeks, a steady stream of troops had been [...]
Religion’s not just for Sundays in Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany — Army Sgt. Peter Quinones has done a lot of studying on his own while trying to maintain his faith during his time overseas. But last month, the Stuttgart-based soldier was able to attend his first Muslim service since being stationed in Europe, receiving instruction on the Quran from a new lay leader. [...]
