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Women in military ministry
Over the past winter, The Mary Baker Eddy Library presented a series of programs called “Paths of Peace in Crisis.” The final segment featured Chaplain (Lt. Col.) (Ret.) Diana James and Chaplain (Col.) (Ret.) Janet Horton. They were the third and fourth women ever to serve in the United States Army military ministry.
When James joined the Army’s 1,300 male chaplains, there were only three women on the force. At that time, the women didn’t seem to have a place or a purpose, but through pioneers like James and Horton, today a woman’s place at the chaplain’s table is secure. The third panelist, (2nd Lt. USAF) Samantha Larson, isn’t yet on active duty, but she acknowledged that her way had been prepared by the women who had gone before her.
Larson is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Horton is affiliated with the Church of Christ, Scientist, and James is with the Church of God in Christ, the largest Pentecostal church in the United States. Horton and James spoke of each other with great respect and affection. They stressed that their work was to meet the spiritual needs of soldiers without denominational bias, responding to the soldier’s religious tradition, not their own. They also told of experiences that were not so pleasant.
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April 30, 2012 issue
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Letters
Vicki Knickerbocker, Diane Ward, Karen Rippberger, Louise Worsham
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'Written in heaven'
Jeff Ward-Bailey, Staff Editor
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Superstition and witchcraft–null and void
Lyle Young
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Thoughts aligned with God–not the stars
Michelle Nanouche
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Let divine Love lead you
Evan Bryant
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My prayer for the rhinos
Yvonne Prinsloo
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Asking with the heart
Alex Cook
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'Begone, dull care!'
Andrew Wilson
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'There is no spot where God is not.'
Judith Hardy Olson
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'Spiritual armor' at summer camp
Brittany Duke
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Reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor: What's the hurry?
Katherine Stephen
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Stay in Church
Evan Mehlenbacher
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Insight while flying over Iraq
John Kohler
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Silence the serpent
Kathleen Collins
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Of cats and Christianity
Andrea Moon
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Honor everyone
Sentinel staff
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Women in military ministry
Sentinel staff
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Love heals
Ute Keller
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Leg pain quickly healed
Paul Muriuki Ngugi
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Healing of a urinary problem
Nicolas Mupepe Lata
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Breaking the cycle of bullies and victims
The Editors