Determined to find meaning in the midst of war, Captain George Tyger reflects on his faith, his prejudices, and his privilege, and shares the unique perspective he has gained while serving and ministering in a war zone.
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Foreword by Sarah Lammert
Introduction
The Army Mullah
Calling
Possibilities and Limits
The Courage to Endure
Embraced by the Night
The Buddha’s Tobacco
The Kingdom of God
Naming God
The Odor of Loneliness
Birds Happen
When Lonely Press Left Paw
Independence Day, 2011
Coolness
A Bird in the Hand
Hope and Profanity
The Courage of Acceptance
Living Water
No Greater Love
What’s in a Name?
Burn Barrel Worship
Towers of Babel
Meaning, Purpose, and Explosives
Meaning in the Midst of War
Trip Wires and Forts
A Soldier’s Burden
The Courage to Care
Blessed Little Girl
A Stone’s Throw
Graves and Playgrounds
A Bear and a Bunny
The Backspace Key
Forgiveness Is Human
Wait and Hope
Packing Lists
Return
Perhaps nowhere is the desire for certainty and precision more pronounced than in a combat zone. We are far from the familiar. Uncertainty surrounds us. In such situations, we crave solid ground on which to stand. It is easy to reach for the one thing that we believe must be certain, unchangeable, immutable—our idea of God. The problem is that God then becomes something less than ultimate, a possession, an idol built in our own image. Soon that God becomes our God and no one else’s, the God-on-our-side. The next step is to imagine that whatever we do in the name of God is okay. . . . The authentic God is necessarily ambiguous and—if we are honest—arrives not as a fact but as a possibility. God exists in the world only in as much as we bring God into the world through our lives.
—from “Naming God”
"As a nation, we have been at war for over a decade. Into this arena enters our military chaplain corps, armed with nothing but faith, courage, and compassion. Chaplain (Captain) George Tyger represents the best of such ministers to our armed forces. George's words reach my heart just as they have touched the lives of our soldiers, helping us all find our way home."
—Rev. Sarah Lammert
Foreword by Sarah Lammert
Introduction
The Army Mullah
Calling
Possibilities and Limits
The Courage to Endure
Embraced by the Night
The Buddha’s Tobacco
The Kingdom of God
Naming God
The Odor of Loneliness
Birds Happen
When Lonely Press Left Paw
Independence Day, 2011
Coolness
A Bird in the Hand
Hope and Profanity
The Courage of Acceptance
Living Water
No Greater Love
What’s in a Name?
Burn Barrel Worship
Towers of Babel
Meaning, Purpose, and Explosives
Meaning in the Midst of War
Trip Wires and Forts
A Soldier’s Burden
The Courage to Care
Blessed Little Girl
A Stone’s Throw
Graves and Playgrounds
A Bear and a Bunny
The Backspace Key
Forgiveness Is Human
Wait and Hope
Packing Lists
Return
Perhaps nowhere is the desire for certainty and precision more pronounced than in a combat zone. We are far from the familiar. Uncertainty surrounds us. In such situations, we crave solid ground on which to stand. It is easy to reach for the one thing that we believe must be certain, unchangeable, immutable—our idea of God. The problem is that God then becomes something less than ultimate, a possession, an idol built in our own image. Soon that God becomes our God and no one else’s, the God-on-our-side. The next step is to imagine that whatever we do in the name of God is okay. . . . The authentic God is necessarily ambiguous and—if we are honest—arrives not as a fact but as a possibility. God exists in the world only in as much as we bring God into the world through our lives.
—from “Naming God”
"As a nation, we have been at war for over a decade. Into this arena enters our military chaplain corps, armed with nothing but faith, courage, and compassion. Chaplain (Captain) George Tyger represents the best of such ministers to our armed forces. George's words reach my heart just as they have touched the lives of our soldiers, helping us all find our way home."
—Rev. Sarah Lammert
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Editor: Karen Hutt
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