As I have been on active duty for over ten years now, one of the great things that I’ve learned and appreciate about the Army Chapel is the sense of unity among Christians in our chapels. Most of the services that I have come in contact with have been what we call Collective Protestant. I…
Sermons
The Great Commission
This morning we open our Bibles to the 28th chapter in Matthew. In this chapter, Matthew describes how Jesus walked out of the tomb following his death on a cross and burial in the barrowed tomb. Now, beginning in verse 16, Matthew tells the story of how Jesus gathered all of his disciples together. These…
The Need for Prayer
This Sermon was Presented in May 2001: Tonight, our devotional topic is prayer. Prayer is the most important aspect in the life of the church. DL Moody says, “it is not recorded that Jesus taught the disciples to preach… it is not by eloquent sermons that perishing souls are going to be reached; we need…
Christian Environmental Responsibility
In my stay in Iraq, I noticed one image that is repeatedly on my mind and that is the image homes in the midst of heaps of trash. This is not a slam on the county of Iraq, but a direct result of one of the many problems that is going on here. In…
Last Words
Over the last month, I have attended 7 “change of command” ceremonies. “Change of Command” ceremonies are and important part of Army life as we see the guidon passed from one leader to the next. It sets a time for the change to take place. Everybody knows where they stand before and after the change….
A Charge to Keep
George W. Bush was in church, with his family, as the Pastor, Mark Craig, preached to a rather interesting congregation, with most of the Bush family present. The Pastor spoke about how George W. Bush was the first Governor in Texas to win back-to-back, four-year terms. It was a beginning, not an end…. People are…