Chaplains Corner

“…The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV) From 2019 to 2022, I was stationed in Norfolk, VA. My ship was at the end of a pier shared with three other ships. Many...

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the...

“Then the Lord answered me and said: ‘Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely...

The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though you may stumble, you will not fall, for the Lord upholds you with his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 I’m tired. I’m more than tired. I’m worn out. I don’t drink or smoke, but I have strongly considered taking...

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always...

"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;” Ephesians 4:4 I love the Olympic games. I remember the excitement I felt as a child when Atlanta, my hometown, hosted the games. Muhammad Ali lit the flame and Celine Dion...

Recently, while underway aboard the USCGC EAGLE, I embarked on a voyage to the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. It marked my inaugural visit to these captivating lands—a dream I had long nurtured. Their vibrant cultures had always beckoned to me. And as...

“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;” Psalm 118:22 Bob Marley - Cornerstone Story I love me some Bob Marley. His music, his swag, his message…I love it all. May 11 marks 43 years since his passing, yet his legacy endures. Bob Marley’s legacy...

“Why seek the living among the dead?” Luke 24:5 About 1,991 years ago, a group of courageous women arrived at a tomb with a solemn purpose: to anoint the body of their crucified leader. But they were in for a huge surprise. When they arrived at the tomb, they saw that...

 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” Hosea 4:6  “Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” 2 Timothy 4:2 My upbringing in the metropolitan region of Atlanta was characterized by...