Telling Our Stories

A Navy Chaplain Remembers
Certainly, the preacher in Ecclesiastes was referring to a time like 9/11 when he penned his words. History is full of seminal events and pivotal days. In fact, every generation has an event or a series of events by which it is defined. more...

Offer My Heart to the Least of These
Chaplain Amy Jones delivered this message as a sermon. She often uses the wheelchair as her working "pulpit" as it is the only seat available in most places. In her ministry as a hospice chaplain, Amy is clear that we are not strangers when the Christ in you meets the Christ in me. more...

Ride-A-Long or shadowing
One of the most important tools Big Bend Hospice offers for all new staff and volunteers, as well as medical, nursing, music therapy, and social work interns, is the Ride-A-Long program — also known as shadowing. more...

Chaplains provide "listening ears," "tender hearts"
"My job is to load the wagon, not worry about the horse," said Rev. John Lea, a clergy member from the church’s Greater New Jersey Annual (regional) Conference. more...

Military chaplains from Iraq, Afghanistan unite in Elsah and share experiences
A roomful of military chaplains from all branches of service - and from across the U.S. - gathered in Elsah Nov. 7-9 to share their experiences in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. more...

Chaplains: Ministry to warriors is exciting, humbling
Waite is one of 139 active-duty United Methodist chaplains serving in five branches of the U.S. military across the globe. Eight serve in Hawaii. "One of the great things about being a military chaplain is I am a pastor to warriors..." more...

Religion in the Military
The International Symposium on Military Ethics (ISME), formally known as the Joint Conference on Professional Military Ethics (JSCOPE) was held in January 2007, at the Springfield Hilton hotel in Springfield, VA. more...

Avoiding the Top Five Regrets of an Eighty-Year-Old Minister
I have been around many older ministers over 28 years of full-time ministry. I have also noticed that only very few seem satisfied with the way they prioritized their time in regards to their life and ministry. more...

Medical mission to Bolivia
Chaplain Paul Yeun led a team of volunteers on a medical mission to Bolivia. Here are some of his comments, “In the clinic we treated patients during our recent medical mission trip. more...

Maximum Saints
As a prison chaplain, I was given the gift of reviewing a fellow chaplain colleague'' book Maximum Saints Make No Little Plans. more...

A chaplain on call, Wounds of war
"You're going to Germany? Sweet!" That was how news of my deployment was greeted by more than one member of my Air National Guard unit-the 181st Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard. more...

An intern's reflection from FCI Fort Dix, N. J.
The 25th chapter of Matthew’s Gospel speaks about how one meets Christ through visiting those in prison, and that is exactly what happened to me. more...