I am regularly asked questions about military chaplaincy. This is an attempt to answer some of the most frequent questions about life as a chaplain in the United States Army. While I am familiar with...  Read More

One of the toughest things I did as a soldier in the United States Army was forced marches. These long movements under heavy loads became both physically and mentally grueling. It takes a tough mind a...  Read More

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing,” said Irish statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke.[1] This quote has been used and misused in many circumstances. Today, m...  Read More

Women are taking more of a leadership role in business and communities. In almost every aspect of society, ladies are taking more leadership. From Hollywood to the corporate board room, women are sta...  Read More

In order to prepare my body for the challenges that I was about to experience, I started to put myself through extreme physical challenges. I was training harder for this military course than perhaps ...  Read More

William Shakespeare was a wizard with words. He is thought to have created the phrase “against all odds”.[1]  In fact, it’s assumed that Shakespeare invented the word “odds” to refer to the probabilit...  Read More

When you drive on an interstate in America, you’re actually driving across one of the greatest construction projects in human history. The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defens...  Read More

Every hard-working person I know who is also in a serious relationship has struggled with this question. In fact, you wouldn’t be asking the question if you weren’t honest about putting in a hard day’...  Read More

The next time you’re flying across America look out the window at the beautiful landscape below you. You will see lush farm fields and large cattle ranches color the American landscape. These farms a...  Read More

In the Christian faith, Easter is the most important holiday of the year… By a long shot. Other holidays are important to followers of Jesus, but nothing carries the same significance as Easter Sunday...  Read More

As a child, I didn’t have enough money to purchase a model car or model airplane kit. When I got older and made a little bit of money, I was too busy to spend the time putting together detailed models...  Read More

I hope you have the kind of friend who would loan you some money if you got yourself in a pinch. Most of us probably have the kind of friend who would be willing to loan us a few hundred bucks if we w...  Read More