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[…]Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character…” (italics added). The other U.S. service academies have similar missions. Lieutenants and ensigns from every commissioning source are primed to hit the ground running as leaders of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, or coastguardsmen. Every job that every commissioned officer does is a leadership position. True, some officers want to be technicians and hide from responsibility, but the fact is that they are all commissioned to lead. From platoon leader to battalion supply officer to Chief of Staff (and equivalents for the other services), every officer is a […]

Satisfaction

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: January 24, 2011
Terms: Military Leadership | USAF | Articles | Colonel | Larry Simpson

[…]outsider and in crossing cultural barriers for the sake of a race of people who needed the message of salvation. The result was marvelous! Many Samaritans believed. Jesus went out of His way to encounter this woman. He modeled what a good leader does by making himself fully available, speaking the truth in love, spending time with people, and seeing lives changed. Jesus was so committed to His service that, metaphorically, it served as His physical nourishment. What about you? Does your stalwart service satisfy you that much? May your selfless service today be your satisfaction and […]

Share this spiritual gift with your teen

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: June 15, 2009
Terms: Family, Military Kids: Third Culture Kids | USA | Articles | Philip Tilly

[…]about ten minutes down the road) and to “K’s” for ice cream. Brian got a shake, enjoying the other boys’ company. Beautiful park next to K’s. Frisbee, the boys naturally have to compete. Time to build a human pyramid. Rick is cracking me up. He fears nothing. We hang out. “Chillin” as the boys say. So relaxing. Dinner is great. Good fellowship. Four faces of a man: Warrior, Friend, King, and Lover. All scripturally based. Fathers and sons together. Brian is really soaking this up. Brian and I are doing devotional in the morning. Brian got the chicken tonight! He’s […]

Superhero’s Faith

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: November 29, 2010
Terms: General, Stages of Growing as a Christian | Articles | 2005 | Cadet | Jim Freeze

[…]else in the world does, going through life almost mindlessly. I don’t want that. Superman, on the other hand, lives life to the fullest-he flies and stops trains and runs faster than a speeding bullet! He dreams and he laughs and he’s unusual. That’s what I want. Living Life Fully in Christ I finally hit rock bottom soon after I came to that understanding. Lying in a hospital bed fighting for my life from the prior night’s alcohol poisoning, I surrendered and turned my eyes upwards to find Jesus. Through a series of events, I heard the gospel message and […]

The Chaplaincy

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Post author: Five Q
Published date: October 4, 2010
Terms: Chaplains, Supporting the Chaplaincy | USA | Articles | Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel | Marc Gauthier

[…]chaplains share in the same sufferings as their troops. They experience the same lacks. They miss the same birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. In a combat zone soldiers can rarely say, “Chaplain, you just don’t know what I’m going through.” Credibility is one of the cornerstones for the effective ministry of a chaplain. Once credibility is established, ministry doors open wide. Ministering incarnationally earns us the right to be heard. By God’s grace we model Jesus–and through doing this we have the blessed opportunity to tell them about the God who died for them. I think of our work much like […]

The Ultimate Freedom of an Uncaged Eagle

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: December 14, 2011
Terms: Stages of Growing as a Christian | USAF | Stages of Growing as a Christian | Articles | December 2011 | Colonel | Richard "Dick" Toliver

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Time, Talent, Treasure: Academies

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: December 9, 2014
Terms: Latest Articles

[…]and been involved with the OCF ministry. Austin: OCF follows you out into the Army, unlike the other Christian clubs in a college. It will be a connection we can help you make to BOLC (Basic Course) and then the first […]

Time, Talent, Treasure: Retirees

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: December 9, 2014
Terms: Latest Articles

[…]the results. Joe Orosz: Find and team up someone your age and with your passion, and start or further the ministry of OCF at a university’s ROTC or an installation with a need for OCF presence. Start with a Pray, Discover and Obey session. John Orosz: With the way military life works—PCSing all the time, deployments, etc.—OCF provides a easy way to fellowship and provide familiarity in unfamiliar situations. Based on my experiences with my little Bible study at COP Wilderness, I know that if I’m ever at a location without an OCF study, I’ll definitely start one. Why […]

Truth and the Christian Leader

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: February 7, 2011
Terms: The Christian Officer | Junior Officer | USAF | Articles | Colonel | Larry Simpson

[…]everyone involved a chance to tell his/her side of the story. “Audi Partem Alterum” — hear the other side. Leaders need not fear truth but must pursue it. Truth is the fabric of what we stand for and is what we as Christian leaders are called to practice. Copyrighted by Officers’ Christian Fellowship and Larry Simpson. For personal reflection and growth. Not for […]

Whose Arm Doth Reach

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: June 15, 2010
Terms: Discipling Within the Family | Discipling Within the Family | Articles | Heather Morgan

[…]was partly to blame; until I went off to college, I had never lived in a land-locked place. The other reality that inspired my awe, however, was that the ocean was my father’s livelihood. Even as he knew how to navigate and operate within it, he lived constantly at its mercy. As a little girl when I spoke of my father as being “at sea,” I really had no notion of the dangers he faced—he had helped teach my sisters and me how to swim, and for all I knew that’s what they did out “at sea,” diving off the […]

Will you embrace the Christ of Christmas?

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: December 23, 2011
Terms: Stages of Growing as a Christian | Articles | OCF Home Office

[…]James Allan, ©1926) What often comes across as merely Christmas card captions are there for the quick reading in our holiday mail: “Jesus is the reason for the season.” Or: “He came to pay a debt He didn’t owe because we owed a debt we couldn’t pay.” But while even many non-Christians can tolerate a cute little baby in a manger, it’s when Jesus gets out of his crude crib and grows up that the deaf ear becomes turned. It’s not that He just merely talks about hot-button things: our sin, mankind’s need for a savior, that heaven and hell exist. But He […]

With the Love of a Clanging Cymbal

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Post author: OCF Communications
Published date: June 7, 2012
Terms: Embracing the Culture, Latest Articles | Articles | June 2012 | Eric Creekmore

[…]with my troubled friend. There are times when we need to stand up for the faith and proclaim the message of the Gospel in a clear and direct fashion. But there are also times when we need to sit back and carefully listen to what’s being said before launching into our critique of another’s life. In either case, love for the individual should always be our underlying motivation. When our speech lacks the love of Christ, Scripture clearly declares we are just a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Eric served twelve years on active duty as an F/A-18 […]