Police Chaplains Today

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...

The loss of a famous and arguably one of the best basketball players ever to play the game, has produced something that is remarkable. People who never met the man and some that barely watch the game, have suddenly started talking about this man as if he was their best friend. I saw the video of the helicopter plummeting to the ground and bursting into flames. It was terrible and it was a shock to all of us. However, what have we learned from it? Driving in my car this morning I heard a sports radio show with reporters from various backgrounds, talk about the sadness they all personally felt. Then one of them said something that caused me to sit down and write this blog. Referring to the relationship Kobe had with his 13 year old daughter and their love of basketball, this reporter said this: "She quite possibly could have exceeded Kobe's accomplishments". Really?! You just told everyone that Kobe Bryant was one of the best players ever and now his daughter, who died wi...