There have been several important changes recently for the CSMR Regional Support South chaplain corps as it continues to stay busy while evolving in ways to meet the faith needs of Soldiers.
One new change is the regular opportunity the corps is coordinating to have Soldiers do brief goodwill visits to the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Medic [...]
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Chaplain’s Corner: Finding New Ways t...
There have been several important changes recently for the CSMR Regional Support South chaplain corps as it continues to stay busy while evolving in ways to meet the faith needs of Soldiers.
One new change is the regular opportunity the corps is coordinating to have Soldiers do brief goodwill visits to the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Medic [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: How was 2012...
Happy New Year! Did you make any resolutions for the New Year? And…as you reflected on the events of 2012, how was it for you?
1st Lt. Brenda Threatt
Many of us can’t boast about any great happenings in 2012. Many of us failed or don’t remember what resolutions we may have made last New Year’s Day. Indeed, we had started out, like so many yea [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: Once and for...
It would be really great for us to be able to have medical treatment that would be the “once and for all” treatment to cure our ills; or a paycheck that would be the “once and for all” check that would pay all of our bills and keep us solvent for the rest of our lives. It would be nice if we had the one relationship that would be the “once an [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: The example ...
The image of an orange sky melting into an open amber plain served as the backdrop for a soldier carrying a wounded comrade into a waiting helicopter that would carry them both to safety. The image, even without words, is iconic of Viet Nam and the acts of heroism and selfless sacrifice by the men and women in our Armed Forces. The hues of t [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: Does God ans...
1st Lt. Brenda Threatt, chaplain
Many of us watched the 2012 Summer Olympics and watched athlete after athlete say a little prayer before their competition. Some wore crucifixes around their next. Some looked up to the sky and in acknowledgment of a higher power. Competing athletes prayed, but there was only one gold medal winner. What happen [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: Right where ...
Chaplain Lt. Brenda Threatt
1Corinthians 1:26-31
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: For God and ...
Capt. Chris Fowler
“Pro Deo Et Patria” = “For God & Country”
Military Chaplaincy has existed in recognizable form for more than 1600 years!
The word “chaplain” dates back to the 8th Century and, in its Latin form, capellanus, described those clergy who carried into battle the relics of the saints, including the soldier’s cape (or cappa) [...]
Chaplain’s Corner: Set aside to...
By Capt. Christopher Fowler
In the Bible, there are many instances where the Lord has “set apart” people, like us, to perform the work He has for them to do. The term set apart means “to appoint,” “to separate out” or “to set apart for some, specific purpose”.
One, very powerful example of setting someone apart to do God’s work occurs in the [...]
The California State Military Reserve is the Golden State’s official state defense force. It is a part of the California Military Department, along the state’s National Guard and Air National Guard. Its mission is to augment the National Guard in a variety of support roles, and to specialize in homeland defense and emergency management missions.
