Reflections of an Army Chaplain

Reflections of an Army Chaplain
Author: Dr. Elvernice Davis
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2020-03-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1973688247

As an army chaplain for 30 years, I had opportunity to work with and serve as pastor of the world community of God’s greatest creation. I never felt called to be a neighborhood pastor though I loved it. Reflections of an Army chaplain are just that. The book is a composite of written and resurfaced experiences and not always in chronological order. I apologize to the many friends who at varied stages of my development encouraged me to publish my thoughts. I further apologize for criticizing the many graduate and post-graduate level professors whose uniquely inspired presentations were not put in print. In spirit, for whatever justification, I was not ready until today. So, you get the whole load. Whoever you are, I love you in Christ. Thanks for sharing your time while permitting me to unload on you. My goal is consistent: Respect our flag and Constitution for whom Americans have fought and died protecting; The Christian faith, at its core , not necessarily in its practice, is not the only world religion but the one, I believe has the best hope for establishing world peace; It is not intended as a scholarly masterpiece though it reveals respect for academia. Yet some scholarly works of academia may be the primary cause of contemporary tragic consequences. This book is inclusive of 79 years of living.

War Zone Faith

War Zone Faith
Author: George Tyger
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1558966986

As an Army chaplain deployed to Afghanistan, George Tyger has seen and experienced things that many of us cannot fathom: naked children throwing rocks at him in the street, a playground in the middle of a Taliban graveyard, and incredible violence, anger, loneliness, and fear. Determined to find meaning in the midst of it all, Tyger reflects on his faith, his prejudices, and his privilege, and shares the unique perspective he has gained while serving and ministering in a war zone.

Shepherds of God in Wolves' Clothing

Shepherds of God in Wolves' Clothing
Author: Rev. Dr. Murray Joseph Thompson
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2021-07-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1098094174

Having served in the United States Army as a military chaplain for nearly ten years, this shepherd of God offers a unique perspective from both a historical point of view as well as from personal experience on the extraordinary service of those men and women who have been called to minister to what can only be described as America's finest. In sharing his reflections-reflections that highlight everything from the biblical roots for spiritual leadership among God's people in ancient Israel through the evolving history of the military chaplaincy in the last century-this book highlights a specialized ministry that a select few have had the privilege and honor to perform since the earliest days of the Old Testament.

Reflections of an Army Chaplain

Reflections of an Army Chaplain
Author: DR ELVERNICE. DAVIS
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2020-03-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781973688259

As an army chaplain for 30 years, I had opportunity to work with and serve as pastor of the world community of God's greatest creation. I never felt called to be a neighborhood pastor though I loved it. Reflections of an Army chaplain are just that. The book is a composite of written and resurfaced experiences and not always in chronological order. I apologize to the many friends who at varied stages of my development encouraged me to publish my thoughts. I further apologize for criticizing the many graduate and post-graduate level professors whose uniquely inspired presentations were not put in print. In spirit, for whatever justification, I was not ready until today. So, you get the whole load. Whoever you are, I love you in Christ. Thanks for sharing your time while permitting me to unload on you. My goal is consistent: Respect our flag and Constitution for whom Americans have fought and died protecting; The Christian faith, at its core , not necessarily in its practice, is not the only world religion but the one, I believe has the best hope for establishing world peace; It is not intended as a scholarly masterpiece though it reveals respect for academia. Yet some scholarly works of academia may be the primary cause of contemporary tragic consequences. This book is inclusive of 79 years of living.

Shepherds of God in Wolves' Clothing

Shepherds of God in Wolves' Clothing
Author: Rev. Murray Joseph Thompson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2021-04-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781098094164

Having served in the United States Army as a military chaplain for nearly ten years, this shepherd of God offers a unique perspective from both a historical point of view as well as from personal experience on the extraordinary service of those men and women who have been called to minister to what can only be described as America's finest. In sharing his reflections-reflections that highlight everything from the biblical roots for spiritual leadership among God's people in ancient Israel through the evolving history of the military chaplaincy in the last century-this book highlights a specialized ministry that a select few have had the privilege and honor to perform since the earliest days of the Old Testament.

These Honored Dead: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

These Honored Dead: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Author: Chaplain (Colonel) (Ret ). J. Jenkins
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781662825644

This book describes the experiences of an Army chaplain who officiated at the first two Memorial Services conducted in the Pentagon after 9/11, and his support to the survivors. On this 20th anniversary year of 9/11, this book seeks to honor and remember those who died on that day, while also honoring and remembering the fallen heroes from all of America's wars. This book is a call for America: to never forget the over a million fellow Americans who died for their country; and to encourage today's overworked "all volunteer" military. Stories are included from Chaplain Jenkins service in Iraq, on the staff of General Martin Dempsey, and from his tenure as the Rear Detachment chaplain for the 82nd Airborne Division. With the 82nd, Chaplain Jenkins officiated at over one hundred services for fallen paratroopers. The book traces the struggles, and eventual breakthroughs, of native Americans, Afro Americans, Japanese and Chinese minorities in relationship to military service. Against major barriers, heroic service and sacrifice are seen from these groups. Various vignettes of military heroes, from the 19th century until the present, are described, as a reminder for America to be grateful for the sacrifices of her military. BIO Chaplain (Colonel) (Ret.) Joel Jenkins and his wife, Donna, reside in Charlottesville, VA. Joel retired from Fort Bragg, NC in 2011, with 27 years of service. His service included active duty, along with National Guard and Army Reserves service. He also pastored churches in NC and Virginia. Highlights of his military career include officiating at the first Memorial Services in the Pentagon following 9/11. He served a year in Iraq on the staff of General Martin Dempsey as the Command Chaplain for MNSTC-I. His final position was the Rear Detachment chaplain for the 82nd Airborne Division.

God and Country

God and Country
Author: Michael Ortiz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Armed Forces
ISBN: 9780867165777

Those who are sworn to serve their country in the armed forces are servants of the security and freedom of the nations. If they carry out their duty honorably, they truly contribute to the common good of the nation and the maintenance of peace.—Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2310 This prayer book for Catholic men and women in the U.S. military features reflections written by a military chaplain, plus traditional Catholic prayers, including a morning and evening prayer. Each reflection includes Scripture, a brief story to inspire, a call to meditate on the Scripture and on the story, and a question for the reader to ponder on how this relates to one's daily life.

Reflections on the Battlefield

Reflections on the Battlefield
Author: Robert J. Rider
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780853238973

When Robert J. Rider died in 1961, he left to his descendants a typescript text, tentatively entitled Flashbacks, which would eventually become Reflections on the Battlefield. Broadly autobiographical, this text offers a unique account of its author who fought as an infantryman while also serving as a chaplain, thus exposing himself in peculiar directness to the ambiguities of chaplaincy service on the battlefield. A further particularity is that Rider was in a minority among chaplains, being a Methodist chaplain. In August 1914, Rider, aged twenty-five, was about to begin his third year of training for the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist church, at Handsworth Theological College in Birmingham. Two months later he had enlisted with the First Birmingham Battalion, later termed the 14th Battalion, of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Rider's first-hand accounts of Ypres, the Somme and Arras reveal a man morally opposed to war and yet adamant that Germany and her allies needed to be defeated. Reflections on the Battlefield provides us with a personal and valuable contribution to the present-day debate about the contemporary understanding of the ethics of war, as expressed on the World War I battlefield.