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Back to it... 2 May 2013 | 12:21 am
Every Op Center runs on copious amounts of coffee! Wow. It's been a long time since I've updated my Chaplaincy blog, huh? Too much to do an in-depth post, so I'll bullet the highlights and throw in s...
On the Rifle Range & Yellow Ribbon Events 2 Nov 2011 | 03:03 am
I guess it's been a while since my last post, but life has a bad habit of getting in the way! So let me catch you up to speed: At my last Battle Assembly, HHC went to Camp Atterbury to do weapons qua...
New Life, New Unit, Looking Forward to Battle Assembly 2 Sep 2011 | 02:07 am
So here I am in central Illinois. I found a terrific ministry position as an associate pastor for discipleship and outreach at a community church in Mattoon, IL. The people here have been wonderful to...
Ministry Update 5 Jul 2011 | 11:42 pm
I see I have not posted in a while - life gets busy sometimes, you know? For the past few months I have been trying to find a civilian ministry position. In the course of this job search, I have been ...
April Duty 27 Apr 2011 | 03:03 am
Well, since the end of April is upon us, I'd better get my April post in! This has been a good month of ministry with the Army Reserve. Let's start with my Battle Training Assembly (BTA) for this mont...
Battalion Battle Assembly & Lessons Learned 8 Mar 2011 | 01:32 pm
This past weekend was my first battle assembly as the battalion Chaplain for the 317th Military Police Battalion. I gotta say, I very much enjoy being the Chaplain at a unit! The battalion command and...
Strong Bonds, Appointment, Unit Assignment 1 Mar 2011 | 03:38 pm
Well, daggone - it's finally happened. The waiting is over and I have been actually appointed as Chaplain (1LT). It seemed to take an eternity for the paperwork to clear, but I've got orders in hand, ...
Welcome to the USAR Chaplaincy! :) 23 Jan 2011 | 07:41 am
Hooray! It finally happened - I received my appointment memo, appointing me Chaplain (1st Lieutenant) to the United States Army Reserve. Dad swore me in a couple of weeks ago and I sent the paperwork ...
More Yellow Ribbon :) 17 Dec 2010 | 02:59 pm
Well, here we are in the middle of December! I really cannot believe how the year has seemed to fly by. Last week I was able to be part of another Yellow Ribbon Event. While the previous event was for...
Yellow Ribbon, and Hurry Up & Wait 1 Dec 2010 | 09:09 am
The weekend before Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to serve with the UMT of the 81st RSC in a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Event in Orlando. Yellow Ribbon events are all about preparing Soldiers and...
