Operation Barnabas

Military Kids

Our congregations have a wonderful opportunity to speak for those who often do not have the chance to speak for themselves. Military kids face different challenges than those of other kids. There is a move every three years and then there is the reality that when a parent deploys, they are in harm’s way. Here [...]

Families of the Fallen…

It is a parent’s worst nightmare. Two Marines in full dress uniform arrive at your door and ask to speak to you. In less than a nanosecond, you know. You know that they have come to tell you that your child is dead. Decades of memories rush to your mind in a jumble. The military [...]

Chaplain Mark Tews – One Of Our Own…

A Lutheran Chaplain is on the way to Afghanistan. His name is Mark Tews, and he is a Chaplain from the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Thank God for those who are willing to go into harm’s way unarmed and unafraid, to care for our nation’s warriors!! God be with you Chaplain Tews. For more [...]

Are You A Marine Mom??

Military families are a different breed. If their son is a lawyer, or a doctor they are not then a medical or legal family. BUT – if their son is a Marine, then they are a MARINE family. Period. That’s the end of it. Same for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. And a [...]

Returning Is Not Always Easy

Coming home from war is tough enough. Coming home from war with a terminal disease is something else entirely. But if you read this story from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, you’ll see that this man, in spite of everything, would still step up to serve. That is the type of individual we have wearing our [...]

Women Vets – Serving Proudly, Yet Often Forgotten….

Our men and women have sacrificed so much for us. Men AND WOMEN. When we see soldiers in a firefight, piloting aircraft, and so on, we often assume it’s a man. Often, it is not. While women do an amazing job, the difficulties they face are daunting. Working twice as hard for half the respect, [...]

Chaplains Suffer Too…

Chaplains carry the promises of God to the battlefield. In the midst of horror and pain, chaplains are to bring the Holy into the midst of unholiness. Yet even though called by God, they are still susceptible to the pains and wounds that every warfighter faces. This is the story of one chaplain, and the [...]