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December 22, 2011

Faith and Doubt: A Reflection on Christmas

“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann There was a time in my life that faith in God, for me the Christian God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit was something that I pretty … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1979 Book of common prayer, abandonment, apostle's creed, christian god, despair, elmer maggard, faith crisis, god, grace of god, henri nouwen, hopelessness, i believe, iraq, jesus christ, jurgen moltmann, last rites, loss of faith, padre steve's christmas miracle, PTSD, reactions to ptsd, st john of the cross, the crucified god, the dark night of the soul, the wounded healer, veterans, wounded healers, yandall woodfin

August 19, 2011

Reaching the Lost Christian Generation

“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann Over the past couple of weeks I have been thinking about encounters that I have had with Christians of various denominations who have suffered a … Continue reading →

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Tagged as agnosticism, anne rice, christian faith, crisis of faith, depression, despair, dietrich bonhoeffer, easter, god, image of god, iraq war, lost christian generation, physical abuse, PTSD, roman catholic church, roman catholic sexual abuse scandals, sexual abuse, tbi, traumatic brain injury

June 29, 2011

The Long and Winding Road: My Journey to Life

“Ministry means the ongoing attempt to put one’s own search for God, with all the moments of pain and joy, despair and hope, at the disposal of those who want to join this search but do not know how.” Henri Nouwen … Continue reading →

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Tagged as abandonment, community, crisis in faith, faith, god, hans kung, Martin Luther, minstry, Pastoral Care, priesthood, PTSD, spiritual crisis, spirituality, spititual isolation, the beatles, the church, the long and winding road

May 19, 2011

Facing the Darkness that Lurks Behind Trauma

The Einsatzgrüppen: The Banality of Evil I am in the second day of my conference and as I noted yesterday that the presenter, Dr. Robert Grant is dealing with spirituality and trauma. As was the last time I listened to … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 9-11 2001, banality of evil, crisis of faith, dehumanizing enemies, depression, dietrich bonhoeffer, dr robert grant, existential truths, faith, founding fathers, god, great society, hanah arendt, humanity, hyper-vigilance, iraq war, japan tsunami, malevolence, national trauma, new deal, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, ptsd hyper-arousal, trauma

January 19, 2011

Star Trek God and Me: Ecclesiastical Tyranny Today, the Drumhead Revisited

Picard being interrogated by Satie and her assistants (Paramount Pictures) We think we’ve come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches it’s all ancient history. Then – before you can blink an eye – suddenly it threatens to start … Continue reading →

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Tagged as admiral nora satie, calvinists, captain jean luc picard, catholic church, charismatic episcopal church, christian intolerance, christian nation, christian persecution of others, christian reconstructionism, christians with no honor, conservative christians, creeds, creeds and councils, culture wars, evangelical christian subculture, faith journey's why I am still a christian, family research council, gary bauer, gary north, god, grace of god, jesus and the kingdom of god, jesus preaching against religious elite, love of god, lt worf, orthodoxy, pluralism, pogroms, political wars, PTSD, puritans, randall terry, religious liberty, religious wars, second vatican council, star tek god and me 1966-2009, star trek, star trek the next generation, the church maintained in love, the drumhead, the inquisition, theocracy, threats to religious liberty, zealots

January 6, 2011

Introduction to “I Believe please Help Me Believe: The Apostle’s Creed for those Who Struggle with Faith”

“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann This is the first of a series of essays on the topic of doubt and faith related to the Apostle’s Creed. There was a time in … Continue reading →

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December 30, 2010

Padre Steve’s Top 25 Articles of 2010, some Statistics and a Big Thank You to My Readers

Well we are coming to the end of the year here at Padre Steve’s World and as if you didn’t know from my baseball posts I am a fanatic about statistics. Last year I published my “Top 10” in order … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 2009 world series, afghanistan, all volunteer military, battle of kursk, battle of midway, battleships of pearl harbor, berlin wall, book and bible burning, cold war, counterinsurgency, D-Day, decade in review, french algeria, french indochina, German war in Poland, German war in russia, god, guadalcanal, hans kung, History, hitler's racial theories, jackie robinson, joint operations, kidney stones, kursk alternative history, love songs of the 1970s and 1980s, Martin Luther, martin luther king jr, mel brooks, mel brooks films, mel brooks music, mortain, music, music of the 1970s and 1980s, ncaa men's basketball tournament, ncaa tournament locations, normandy breakout, operation dachs, operation market garden, padre steve's top 10 of 2009, padre steve's top 25 articles of 2010, PTSD, randy johnson, rape of nanking, recruiting slogans, reformation day, senior chief pamela branum, stalingrad, star trek, television and film, the DIME, the pacific hbo mini-series, top 10 lists, top 25 lists, top posts, valentine's day, vietnam war, world war two

October 27, 2010

Thoughts on Baseball and the World Series in a Time of National Turmoil

“The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is … Continue reading →

Raw Edges: Are there other Chaplains out there Like Me?

Before a Convoy The past week or so I have had to go back and revisit my Iraq experience. Part of this is due to work, we have had seminars on the spiritual and moral affects of trauma, the challenge … Continue reading →

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Tagged as afghanistan, agnosticism, aircraft in iraq, al anbar province, army chaplains, challenge of forgiveness, chaplains, colonel david abramowitz, convoys, crisis of faith, dr robert grant, fallujah, forgiveness, god, god's grace, iraq, iraq assistance group, loss of faith, loss of faith in clergy, navy chaplains, nelson lebron, Pastoral Care, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, rebuilding faith, spiritual care, spirituality, st john of the cross, syrian border, taliban, tbi, the dark night of the soul, the way of the wound, the wounder healer, Tommy John Surgery, traumatic brain injury, where does a chaplain go for help

September 15, 2010

A Sea of Contradictions: My Life and Faith since returning from Iraq

Dinner with my Friend, Major General Sabah in Ramadi “Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening.But he who can no … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: god

Faith and Doubt: A Reflection on Christmas

Reaching the Lost Christian Generation

The Long and Winding Road: My Journey to Life

Facing the Darkness that Lurks Behind Trauma

Star Trek God and Me: Ecclesiastical Tyranny Today, the Drumhead Revisited

Introduction to “I Believe please Help Me Believe: The Apostle’s Creed for those Who Struggle with Faith”

Padre Steve’s Top 25 Articles of 2010, some Statistics and a Big Thank You to My Readers

Thoughts on Baseball and the World Series in a Time of National Turmoil

Raw Edges: Are there other Chaplains out there Like Me?

A Sea of Contradictions: My Life and Faith since returning from Iraq

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