Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
By Chaplain (Maj.) Clark Sneed Special to GUIDONIn Psalm 90, a prayer of Moses, the psalmist writes, “teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.”Life is short, so it is important to spend it well. It is wise to make the most of every day, while also taking strategic time to rest.What consumes your day?There is a great line in the 1962 movie “The Music … [Read more...] about Strategic rest
By Chaplain (Capt.) Hyuntae Kim Special to GUIDONI would like to express my gratitude for the ability to serve our country with honor and dignity.We know that the lord has trained each one of us adequately to serve this great nation of ours.Working alone brings minimal success, but working as a team brings gigantic results.I would like to expound on a biblical character, … [Read more...] about Stronger as a team
By Chaplain (Capt.) David Redden Special to GUIDON“Be Joyful in Hope, Patient in Affliction and Faithful in Prayer,” — Romans 12:12 Joyful in HopeI’ll be the first to admit, I look for “Murphy” to show up at every turn.The more responsibility you have, the more contingency … [Read more...] about These three virtues
By Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jeff Van Ness Special to GUIDONWithin the span of a month, news agencies reported two incidents which demonstrate the dangers of humanity’s deadliest foe.In April, a woman was driving and spotted a spider on the dashboard and went into a panic, crashing her car into a stone barrier. The accident totaled her car and injured her leg.A month later, a man was … [Read more...] about The greatest danger
By Chaplain (Maj.) Tony Cech Special to GUIDONAs Soldiers and military families, we end up in all sorts of places, stations and duty positions: some good, some not.Over the years, I’ve heard many complain about those positions and places.Some do all they can to find alternate assignments, some wallow in misery, most put life on hold until they can escape.How do you live and work … [Read more...] about Living in that place
Congregation leaders and chaplains awarded 262 chapel volunteers for contributing more than 9,000 hours of service in 2018 at a banquet, themed “Simple Moments Change the World,” held at the Main Post Chapel May 16.“We give thanks for all your prayers, for all the time you gave, for everything you gave up to make service possible, for all the things we know and all the things we don’t know … [Read more...] about Chapel awards volunteers for more than 9,000 hours of service
By Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Ailstock Special to GUIDON“It’s cancer, stage-four.”I remember those words like it was just yesterday.That morning started off like every morning should, with coffee.As I reached for my cup, my cell phone rang and it was my mom.I could immediately tell by the tone of her voice that something wasn’t right.“You need to come to the hospital,” she … [Read more...] about Why, oh God?
By Chaplain (Capt.) Cornelius Muasa Special to GUIDON“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Matthew 5:44.Jesus’ words turn justice as we know it upside down. Our God-given sense of justice wants the evil person to suffer, and as they suffer, to know it is payback for what they did.By love your enemies, Jesus is not saying befriend your abuser and pretend it doesn’t … [Read more...] about Love your enemies
Fort Leonard Wood hosted the 2019 National Prayer Breakfast at Pershing Community Center May 1.The event, titled “Becoming a Leader God Can Use,” featured four prayers: for the nation, for the president and congress, for the military, and for the community.Chaplains led the prayers following performances from the 399th Army Band and two congregational songs, “Amazing Grace,” and “Sweet … [Read more...] about Soldiers, leaders break bread at National Prayer Breakfast
By Chaplain (Maj.) Keith Ferrell Special to GUIDONAside from love, happiness as a thought has been written, sung or contemplated more than any other idea.Unfortunately, it’s also a dream for so many who chase after it as if happiness were a butterfly or lost dog.By definition, happiness is a state of well-being or contentment encompassing living a good life. The only issue with that … [Read more...] about Happiness and identity
By Chaplain (Maj.) Mark Beals Special to GUIDONMy son and I were isolated, patrolling well behind enemy lines, in our basement in Colorado, when suddenly he called a tactical halt.He had eyes on a company of the most savage enemy we had seen to date; storm troopers and ninjas.“OK,” I said, holding my air radio to my ear, “I got it. I’ll call for a mortar attack.”I then called into … [Read more...] about On the power of prayer
By Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph McCall Special to GUIDONA question that is often asked is, “Are leaders born or are they made?”I believe that it is both.Everyone is born with some capacity to lead, but it’s only through adversity that their capacity can become reality.While reflecting on this Resurrection season two passages came to my mind Matthew 26 and Matthew 28.Jesus’ is … [Read more...] about Leadership comes from adversity
By Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Woodside Special to GUIDONAs we walk through life, there are often seasons of darkness and despair.Disappointments abound. Doors are slammed. Plans fail. Hearts break and relationships dissolve.This is the reality of our world. Being a person of faith does not allow one to escape the hardships of this life.One of the central teachings of the … [Read more...] about Overcoming with Resurrection Hope
By Chaplain (Capt.) Thomas Robinson Special to GUIDONThere is a tradition at Fort Leonard Wood, the home of the U.S. Army Engineer School, 554th Engineer Battalion.Before every new engineer, whether officer or enlisted, is inducted into the engineer regiment, the unit chaplain leads them in the Prayer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.According to retired Chaplain (Col.) Harold … [Read more...] about In the works: FLW graduate created first USACE prayer
By Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) Doyl McMurry Special to GUIDONCould you live one day in complete honesty? A week? A month? How about a year?Humorist Phil Calloway made a commitment to live an entire year without lying.He even wrote a book about it entitled, “To Be Perfectly Honest: One Man’s Year of Almost Living Truthfully Could Change Your Life. No Lie.”It chronicles his lessons … [Read more...] about Honestly speaking
