Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
When I joined as a chaplain, there were three groups that needed to agree on me. There was the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Chaplain Services, and my Baptist faith tradition. This last one is important as I can only be a chaplain with their endorsement. But this is not just an administrative issue. … Read More “Hanging With Baptist Chaplains” »
On June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel and assaulted the beaches of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in history. Among the infantrymen, paratroopers, sailors, and tank crews were military chaplains—unarmed clergy who accompanied combat units into one of the most dangerous operations of the Second World War. These … Read More “Chaplains Under Fire: American, British, and Canadian Padres on D-Day” »
My job is instructing chaplain candidates at Canadian Forces Chaplain School and Centre. I teach a variety of courses and they are all important. However, I just finished teaching phase four of the chaplain basic qualification course. This is the last part to get them to the operational function point, the place where they are … Read More “Seeing Chaplains Graduate” »
As you probably know, I am an instructor at the Canadian Forces Chaplain School and Centre. However, I have not instructed since December, Until this past week. For the past few months, I have been taking the courses that I will be eventually teaching. For example, the course I am teaching right now is one … Read More “Back to Teaching” »
I have shared that I have been teaching at the Canadian Forces Chaplain School and Centre. There are at least two things that I enjoy about this. One is the act of teaching. The other is spending time with chaplains. While I am here as incremental staff, I also get to spend a lot of … Read More “Enjoying Time With Chaplains” »
I have been an army chaplain in the reserves for about twelve years. It is something that I enjoy and I am thankful that I get to continue to do this after moving to Nova Scotia. Because of a lack of chaplains and because I am not full-time at the church, I have agreed to … Read More “Good News: A New Unit” »
My good news for this week (really the last two weeks) is that I am now a qualified military chaplain. While I completed my BMOQ (Basic Military Officer’s Qualification) a couple of years ago, on Friday I graduated from my BOQ (Basic Occupational Qualification). The first course was to train me to be an officer … Read More “Basically I am Qualified For My Occupation” »
