The Troops Aren't Coming Home

As times passes and more soldiers are killed the voice of dissent grows louder and the desire to bring the troops home becomes stronger. Those who believe the troops will come home eventually need to face a sad truth. The truth that the troops are never coming home.

Think on this for a moment. We still have have a military base in Okinawa, Japan. There is Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. WW II was over 60 years ago and we still have troops on the ground. We still have troops in South Korea. Of course, we still have troops in Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis was over 40 years ago. When the US gets it foot in the door, it is there to stay. There will always be troops in Iraq.

It's time to stop being navie and get real about the world we are living in. It's time to stop sitting back and trust that those who hunger for power will do what is best. It is time to nonviolently confront those who would deny the will of God for their own selfish gain. It is time to stop conforming to the pattern of this world. It is time to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Quite simply.... It is time.


CJE


Coming next week: War Before Education

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What To Do?

Well first let me apologize for the lack of posts lately. I just haven't felt it lately. This is a rare post for this blog, an actual update on my life.

1) I have been accepted to grad school at UAB (Birmmingham) and SMSU. I am still waiting to hear back from Hunter College in NYC.

There is a dilema in which school to choose. UAB is the best place to work in civil rights history, but I still have a strong desire to be in NYC and with Shiloh.

Right now, I think Hunter would be a better choice because I could really make strong connections with the college and other CUNY schools that might give me a head start in finding a teaching position after i'm done which would give me the financial security I need. There is also pleanty of history in NYC that I can research.

2) I am going back to Shiloh for a 6th summer. In the eyes of many this may seem like a crazy or even stupid decision. But I am just trying to live out the will of God the best I can. For me, I find the will of God in the upside down kingdom in the Gospel. If I want to be rich, I need to become poor. If I want to live, I need to die to myself. If I want to be wise, I will look like a fool to the world.

Besides, I've crossed the point of no return with Shiloh. I've seen too much and experienced too much to go on living as I did before and pretend like it never happened. Shiloh isn't a job or a vacation; it is a part of me. I believe there are many pieces to the puzzle that make up the purpose for my life, but Shiloh is a huge piece of that puzzle.

A wife? Having kids? A nice 401K plan? These are all great pieces to the puzzle, but these are not certain for me. What is certain is that I will be directly involved with Shiloh for years to come. What is certain is that through God in Shiloh we transform the children which will then transform their parents which will then lead to the biggest chain reaction the world have ever seen.

Anyway that's an update on my life. I would greatly appreciate any comments on thoughts on choosing a school or Shiloh.

As for more thought provoking posts. Stay tuned.


CJE

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