By Glen Doss, Major How does a person seek help from God when he or she is having difficulty accepting the tenets of the Christian faith, if help is desperately needed now? This is a challenge we must be bold enough to confront when reaching out to the lost and disenfranchised in our charge. As chaplain, [...]
By Glen Doss, Major O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint. O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long? Turn, O Lord, and deliver me. [...]
By Glen Doss, Major On Valentine’s Day our thoughts turn to love. If a person is your valentine, that individual is the one you love the best. I wonder if we might be God’s valentine. Enthusiastically, the apostle announces: How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called [...]
By Glen Doss, Major A burning question has come across my desk: “What has to be done to ensure the adult rehabilitation center (ARC) and corps connection is a part of the culture of The Salvation Army in the Western Territory?” A good question! Especially since the 12-step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous—enforced at the [...]
By Glen Doss, Major Police were close on his tail as Daniel Chapman dashed into the trailer park. Talking rapidly on his cell phone, he peered out into the night. The ringleader—who had previously coerced him at gunpoint—urged him to go for it. “I’m out front; it’s all clear!” he said. Sure enough, as Daniel [...]
By Glen Doss, Major “What else can I do? This life is all I know!” Billy blurted out, wiping away tears with the Kleenex I handed him. He explained he had been heavily drinking alcohol and using methamphetamines off and on for 25 years, much of that time spent behind bars. During every prison stint, [...]
By Glen Doss, Major No scar is etched so deeply and no blow is dealt so deftly that the love of Jesus can’t heal! I am strikingly reminded of this truth every day in my ministry. Nightly I pray, “Thank you, Lord, for your miracles.” Today I want to share with you how much I delight in [...]
By Glen Doss, Major As I rise to retrieve a book from the shelf, the man’s eyes follow me across the room. Settling back into my chair, I see distrust written large upon his face. Assigned as chaplain at an adult rehabilitation center (ARC), I find such an attitude common during my first session with beneficiaries, [...]
By Glen Doss, Major “I’m uncomfortable with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) because of their vagueness about the nature of God, the saving power of Jesus Christ, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. I’ve stopped attending their meetings and have followed my pastor’s advice. I’ll stay sober through God alone.” I cringe [...]
By Glen Doss, Major The 50-year-old man was sobbing. Wiping his face with a Kleenex he had pulled from a box on my desk, he blurted: “My life’s a mess! I’ve run out of options. Nobody in my family will have anything to do with me anymore. And now I’m homeless. Can you help me [...]
