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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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Filed under christian life, faith, Pastoral Care, Religion

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

November 20, 2011

The Advent of Early Onset Holiday Commercialization Syndrome 2011

I hate to sound like a Grinch or Scrooge type of killjoy but here on November 20th I am bothered by an attack of Early Onset Holiday Commercialization Syndrome (EOHCS). EOHCS is not yet recognized as a Disorder in the … Continue reading →

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Filed under faith, christian life, economics and financial policy

Tagged as PTSD, christmas, philippians 2:5-11, jesus christ, wal-mart, jesus junk, brenda lee, rocking around the christmas tree, the grinch, the incarnation, ayn rand, economic darwinism, commercialization of christmas, holiday season, whoville, jesus is the reason for the season, what would jesus do?, silent night, scrooge, dsm iv

November 18, 2011

Night Terrors: Padre Steve’s Closet of Anxieties

There are times that I know that I still have issues. One of those times is when I wake up screaming in the middle of the night. It is a reminder that there are dark recesses in my mind that … Continue reading →

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Filed under Military, PTSD, Tour in Iraq

Tagged as compline, iraq veterans, iraq war, PTSD, ptsd flashbacks, ptsd symptoms, trauma

November 11, 2011

The Brotherhood: Veterans Day 2011

I am always a bit on the melancholy side on Veterans Day. This year is no different but is a bit different because for the United States the war in Iraq is coming to an end at least for now … Continue reading →

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Filed under History, Military, shipmates and veterans

Tagged as afghanistan, afghanistan casualty numbers, al anbar province, al qaida, algeria, Anaconda, asymmetrical threats, baghdad, band of brothers, cost of war, fallujah, fob, french indochina, gulf war, Haditha, henry v, hummv, icu, ied, improvised explosive devise, iraq, iraq casualty numbers, kandahar, kuwait, Marjah, Mosul, PTSD, ramadi, rpg, sadaam hussein, Tal Afar, tbi, the greatest generation, traumatic brain injury, united nations sanctions, veterans, victory parades, vietnam war, wanat, war on terror, we happy few we band of brothers, world war two

November 8, 2011

Veterans Day 2011: Giving Thanks for the Veterans in my Life

My Dad Aviation Storekeeper Chief Carl Dundas aboard USS Hancock CVA 19 around 1971 or 1972 I always become a bit more thoughtful around Veterans Day and Memorial Day. I’ve been in the military for over 30 years now. I … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1st sgt jim koenig, afghanistan, airmen, alzheimer's disease, arlington national cemetary, band of brothers, buff rambo, col lou rachal, col ray hawthorne, colonel donald a johnson, colonel mike paulovich, colonel tom allmon, colonel walt swank, combat wounded, cwo4 charlie kosko, eod group two, hue city veterans, ied, improvised explosive devise, iraq, iraq afghanistan veterans association, jim breedlove, ltcol t d anderson, major general frank smoker, major general richard lake, major scotty jenkes, marine security forces, marines, memorial day, mickey yarro, nelson lebron, norfolk va, number of us troops that have served in iraq and afghanistan, okinawa, paul reikoff, president barak obama, president george w bush, PTSD, rich whaley, sailors, senior chief john ness, sergeant major john butler, sergeant major kim davis, sfc harry ball, sfc harry zilkan, stockton ca, us air force, us army, us coast guard, US Navy, usmc, uss hue city, veterans day 2011, vietnam veterans of america, vietnam war, war protestors, we happy few we band of brothers

October 23, 2011

Deep Thoughts and Musings on a Lazy Fall Saturday

I have been down with an ear and sinus infection most of the week which has added to my insomnia and made me pretty useless. It is no fun to get up in the morning with vertigo. When this happens … Continue reading →

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Filed under economics and financial policy, History, iraq,afghanistan, Loose thoughts and musings, Military

Tagged as afghanistan war, Baseball, blessings, bloom county, cold and flu season, deep thoughts, economy, entitlement programs, german 6th army, hamid karzai, healthcare, home foreclosures, iraq war, mad cow, pakistan, pakistani taliban, poverty, PTSD, second jassy-kishinev offensive, stalingrad, super committee, unemployed, unemployment, unemployment rate, va care, vertigo, veterans benefits, wall street

September 25, 2011

The Church Maintained in Love: Thoughts on Life a Year after Being Asked to Leave a Church

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right….” Martin Luther It has been a year since I was … Continue reading →

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Filed under christian life, faith, Religion

Tagged as apostolic catholic orthodox church, celtic daily prayer, dietrich bonhoeffer, economic darwinism, hans kung, holy eucharist, intj, Martin Luther, myers-briggs, old catholic church, personality types, political oppression, PTSD, religious extremists

September 7, 2011

Reflections on 9-11-2001: How the Day Changed Me….

We are coming up on the 10th anniversary of a date that changed the country. I wrote about it last year in an article entitled 9-11-2001: A Date that Will Live in Infamy 9 Years Later. This year I am going … Continue reading →

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Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan, national security, traumatic national events

Tagged as 9-11 2001, 9-11 attacks, afghanistan casualties, al qaeda, camp lejuene nc, dien bien phu, distrust of media, distrust of politicians, fox news, iraq casualties, ltc karen wagner, national security strategy, navy seals, osama bin laden, patriotism, pentagon attack on 9-11, PTSD, stalingrad, talk radio hosts, united flight 175, united flight 93, vietnam war, world trade center, wtc south tower

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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Filed under christian life, faith, Pastoral Care, PTSD, Religion

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

July 21, 2011

The Tapestry of Life: How PTSD and Combat Stress is a Part of Who and What We Are

I have been dealing with the effects of Post Traumatic Stress over 3 ½ years. In that time I have had my struggles going ranging from falling into the abyss to a measure of recovery and occasional relapses. It has … Continue reading →

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Filed under faith, Military, Pastoral Care, philosophy, PTSD, Religion, star trek, Tour in Iraq

Tagged as combat stress injury, faith, grief, loss, loss of faith, PTSD, ptsd flashbacks, ptsd hyper-arousal, ptsd stigma, ptsd symptoms, real warriors campaign, tapestry of life, tbi, therapists, therapy, trauma

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Tag Archives: PTSD

Faith and Doubt: A Reflection on Christmas

The Advent of Early Onset Holiday Commercialization Syndrome 2011

Night Terrors: Padre Steve’s Closet of Anxieties

The Brotherhood: Veterans Day 2011

Veterans Day 2011: Giving Thanks for the Veterans in my Life

Deep Thoughts and Musings on a Lazy Fall Saturday

The Church Maintained in Love: Thoughts on Life a Year after Being Asked to Leave a Church

Reflections on 9-11-2001: How the Day Changed Me….

Reaching the Lost Christian Generation

The Tapestry of Life: How PTSD and Combat Stress is a Part of Who and What We Are

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