Curriculum Vitae
Latin for “course of (one's) life,” below are a few of my publications, sermons, and presentations.
The Martinian Difference: Fight or Serve
One Christian soldier highlights this distinction between serving and fighting, between miles and pugnare.
The Question of Killing(?)
Rather than delving into the Question of Killing, which is specific, most Christian soldiers only get debates about the Question of Military Service, which is generic.
Why So Few Undergrad Veterans at Duke?
The numbers aren't exactly a guarded secret, but they also aren't something the university wants the military community to know.
Kingstowne Communion
20160822 OIE VoW Endorsement
UUMCCH 2: Jeremiah, Why Do You Weep?
University UMC Chapel Hill: Jeremiah, Why Do You Weep?
UUMCCH 1: Jeremiah, Why Do You Weep?
Church of Reconciliation
Good Friday: Left Without Deliverance
Martin of Tours
Martin defied the stereotypes of his day and the assumption by Christians that the military was (or is) inherently no good.
Francis of Assisi
Not everyone knows that Francis was a survivor of a horrific war, one of only nine left on the battlefield after a crusade
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius grew up desiring a life of glory, which for millennia was thought to be gained almost exclusively on the battlefield.
John Vianney
After the war, an imperial decree provided amnesty for deserters like John, so he became a priest
Sergius & Bacchus
For Christians in high places, theirs was a closeted faith, known only to others like themselves.
John of God
As many soldiers do, John struggled to find purpose and meaning after his time in the military.
Joan of Arc
Joan is a complicating figure for any Christian account of war.
George of Palestine
Military officers like George were hit the hardest because their status frequently required participation in sacrificial ceremonies.
Pachomius of Thebes
Battle hardened souls return from combat to see communities and churches detached from the virtues they learned in war.
Camillus of Lellis
Soldiers have faced immense danger and know how to stare down the terrors of hell, especially to assist those in danger.