About: Daniel Sparks

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    Daniel Sparks is the editor of ArmyChaplaincy.com and an Anglican priest. He previously served as an Army chaplain, with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division and 43rd Sustainment Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado and 36th Engineer Brigade at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

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    • New features coming to ArmyChaplaincy.com

      19 Mar 2012 in Resources

      Friends of ArmyChaplaincy.com, thank you for reading. I am overwhelmed by your encouraging words, visits to the site, and the kind correspondence you send expressing support or asking for information. Despite the recent loss of virtually all of the reader comments that were posted on the site–a great source of personal frustration and embarrassment–ArmyChaplaincy.com is moving [...]

    • Many comments have disappeared

      05 Feb 2012 in Resources

      Dear readers, I regret to inform you that virtually all of the comments at ArmyChaplaincy.com disappeared unexpectedly and unexplainedly last week. Despite best efforts so far, we have been unable to recover them. We are still working to do so, but there seems little hope of recovery. The problem seems to have occurred as the [...]

    • Chaplain Corps seeks historian

      20 Nov 2011 in News & Commentary

      The Army Chaplain Corps is currently seeking to employ a historian who will work at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School (USACHCS) in Columbia, South Carolina. This is a civilian job. Read more at http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/302730500

    • The future of the chaplaincy and homosexuality in the military

      04 Oct 2011 in News & Commentary

      The Pentagon’s recent announcement that chaplains can conduct homosexual wedding ceremonies in military chapels is in violation of federal law. Christian chaplains will be persecuted for refusing to accept the military’s new homosexual conduct policy.

    • The chaplain and Bronze Stars

      07 Sep 2011 in Deployment
      This article is part 2 of 2 in the series For the Commander.

      Commanders, When you’re deployed to a combat zone, if your chaplain deserves a Bronze Star, put him in for one. If he doesn’t deserve one, fire him.

    • Comment system

      03 Sep 2011 in Resources

      ArmyChaplaincy.com recently installed a new comment system. There have been problems with the system that resulted in some comments being hidden. We have made adjustments to the system, and those comments are now visible. We’re sorry for the problems. The matter should now be resolved.

    • New guest post policy

      01 Sep 2011 in Resources

      ArmyChaplaincy.com has a new policy for guest authors. If you are interested in writing an article for publication on this site, please review this policy for guidance on your submission.

    • New site comment policy

      19 Jul 2011 in Resources

      A new ArmyChaplaincy.com comment policy has been posted. Click here to read it. This policy will be adjusted as needed in order to ensure a flourishing informative and healthy environment.

    • 13 ways to make meetings painful for your command and staff

      27 Jun 2011 in News & Commentary
      This article is part 1 of 2 in the series For the Commander.

      Everyone loves a meeting–especially an early morning command and staff meeting. It’s all the better if the battalion commander is in a sour mood and proceeds to verbally slaughter the staff in front of everyone present. (The company commanders will rarely get such treatment, of course.) So, commanders, just in case you’ve been on leave [...]

    • Things they don’t teach you in chaplain school

      30 May 2011 in Resources

      Chaplains, what’s one of those things you learned the hard way? What’s one of those things they didn’t teach at the schoolhouse? What’s one of those things that you learned in your first battalion through trial and error? I’m brainstorming about something that, for now, I’ll simply call “Project Things They Didn’t Teach Me in [...]