Quantcast
Channel: » Baptist News Blog » Category » Military
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 20 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

‘Forever Changed': Fellow Warriors

My Journal Writings from Balad AB, Iraq April 2005 – Sept 2005 The following is an account of my fourth deployment into the Global War on Terror. I wrote this as a weekly journal/email account I sent...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #2: giving life and those who have given theirs

I have been wondering all week what God was going to give to me to share with you all and now I know. I have been in country 7 whole days now, and we have had more mortar attacks than days on the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #3: Strive Together

This week I am reminded of the Scripture that says, “strive together with me in prayers to God for me.” (Rom. 15:30)  This verse sticks out because this week has grown increasingly difficult. I have...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #4: ‘union is strength’

“The Lion and the three Bulls,” written by the Greek fable writer Aesop: Three bulls lived together for a long time in a pasture.  Though they ate and lived side by side, they never spoke with one...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #5: Freedom of Religion

This week’s edition is not hard to write. Yet I am finding it difficult to determine what to include and what to leave out. I’ll start with the bad news. Then it’s all uphill. The Ransomed Heart Team I...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #6: Band of Brothers

WoW! Issue 6, that feels good to say. Today I am reminded that 61 years ago more than 130,000 Allies flew, glided, jumped and boated their way to France and onward. President Dwight D Eisenhower gave...

View Article

Forever Changed #7: War is hell (or a great place to find heaven again)

Today I will let you pick the title you like: WAR IS HELL or A GREAT PLACE TO FIND HEAVEN AGAIN. During the American Civil War, U.S. Gen. Tecumseh Sherman commented while torching civilian population...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #8: acts of love and sacrifice

I know that some of you are statisticians and so this is for you. Here is an example of a “donut of misery” that reflects my time in Iraq. Still a long way to go.I chuckle at the thought of that....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #9: The beautiful feet

In the desert you must work to make sure your feet are ready to carry you where you need to go. The harsh conditions and long hours in boots often require more attention than you would give your feet...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #10: Even in Iraq we have fireworks

Have I shown you this??? Uh yeah…well, I do not need this to tell me where I am on this deployment. My body is screaming that I have been in theater for 60 days. Every deployment, I know when I am...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #11: How do you comfort the wounded?

This week I really do not have a message to send home to you. Instead, I just need to grieve a little bit. This column is so healing for me because I get to share with you information that 1. I am...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #12: Big Bob’s Truck Stop

Sometimes I think as much as I hold back that still I am being a little heavy in my emails to you all and not informational enough about what these guys do out here. So this week I want to share about...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #13: flying our flags together

What a week! I know I say that every week. But it’s is true. How many of you aren’t happy unless you are running your life at 100 mph with your hair on fire? Most of you know that pretty much describes...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #14: Praying as they are sent in harms way

One of my favorite quotes is from C.T. Studd. He says, Some prefer to live within the sounds of chapel bells, I prefer to set up a rescue shop within a yard of hell or as is the case here, in a place...

View Article

Forever Changed #15: We serve so you never fear an IED at the park

Right now we are under attack! Of course when you get this the attack will be history because I am starting this email a little early to get a jump on things I usually do on Monday. I am starting this...

View Article


Forever Changed #16: Religion v. spirituality in the war zone

One thing I have learned in Iraq is maybe another rendition of the age old adage – there are no atheists in foxholes. Or it could just be the way chaplains try to negotiate the pluralistic world we...

View Article

Forever Changed #17: How to pray during mortar attacks

As of Monday I took over Patriot Details for the next week. No sooner did I take over responsibility than I was called. After I got back from that Patriot Detail, I was told there will be more coming...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forever Changed #18: the journey home

This is my last writing to you as I will be replaced this week and begin to transition home. I have been trying to figure out what to write on this last report. So here goes… As I reflect on the nature...

View Article

A Baptist’s report from Tehran

Report from Tehran,  January 22, 2014 I spent the afternoon today ambling along the streets of Tehran soaking in the city, negotiating the tiny, bustling alleys of its bazaar, and reflecting as I stood...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The value of remembering

  www.flickr.com/photos/mr_mo-fo A friend called last week to ask me to think back to the beginning of a community service organization I helped to launch almost 20 years ago.  Despite some time in...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 20 View Live




Latest Images