by Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán As the world plunged into the devastating final year of the Second World War, Jewish American soldiers on opposite Continue Reading
Religion
When Bullets Fly and the Ego is Killed
There is a saying I heard a while back while I was still serving, and it goes something like this. “You will never pray to God more than when Continue Reading
Only Your Armor Fits
I have a good friend and mentor who spent nearly twenty years as a pastor but still felt like he wasn’t following his exact calling. He believed there Continue Reading
Where Doubt Breaks
I was given a writing prompt of just one word—“Threshold”—recently in a veteran writing class. Instead of writing about the obvious threshold I Continue Reading
What Soldiers Know About Love
I haven’t read the Bible in a while—unless you count the few times a week that I read the daily scripture sent to my phone from the Bible app. Continue Reading
A Prayer to Santa Muerte
by an anonymous combat veteran The men, clad in faded green camouflage uniforms and heavily worn black boots, came around the bend in the stream, Continue Reading
The Day Death Lost Its Grip
About a year into the pandemic, my morning was interrupted by a tragedy in my neighborhood. My elderly neighbor was pacing on my porch, debating Continue Reading
The Day God Sent Me a Dead Deer
William Faulkner once said, “The past is never dead.” Correct.As long as we’re alive, the past keeps showing up—because it remains an active force in Continue Reading
Millennials Become the Church
Reluctantly, I must admit something to you, dearest reader. It’s not something I’m entirely proud of, but rather something I was born into: I am a Continue Reading
Afghanistan: A Woman, Just Like Me
by Kaitlyn Trevathan On Saturday, September 11, 2021, my dad shared a post reflecting on his memory of 9/11. He wrote, “In the coming hours Continue Reading
Tips for Using Social Media Wisely to Strengthen Trust in God
Social media has become a powerful part of modern life, shaping how people connect, share, and find information. While it can be a source of Continue Reading
Woke = Marxism
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Time to call out the real enemy of America and the West (Image Credit: Author) Continue Reading