Putting It Out There
I am a Christian who happens to be a chaplain. Earlier in my life I was a pastor for 14 years and a missionary for another two. I have personally experienced the transforming power of God in my own life and seen it in countless others. If I was testifying in a courtroom, under oath, this statement would be 100% fact. Yet many in the world today hear these statements from Christians and would suggest we would be perjuring ourselves in a courtroom if we spoke in such a way. I use this analogy because within the mental health profession there are many who absolutely do not accept that God has any role in healing an individual. In the policing community where I am a chaplain, it is a constant battle (and that is the correct word) to be heard. Even many chaplains have taken the easy way out and accepted that drugs and psychologists are the only solution for broken individuals. They might even go so far as to approve meditation, yoga and equine therapy but not the One who transforms. The...