Podcasts by OCF Crosspoint Podcast
OCF Crosspoint is a production of Officers' Christian Fellowship and is dedicated to sharing stories of military life at the intersection of faith, family & profession. Some stories will be informational, educational, inspirational...or maybe all three. OCF's vision is the military community positively impacted through Christ-like leaders. OCF engages military leaders in Biblical fellowship and growth to equip them for Christ-like service at the intersection of faith, family, and profession. For more information, visit the OCF website at www.ocfusa.org.
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Part 3: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal from 2023-11-29T10:30
Today, you’ll hear audio from the conclusion of a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. If you’re new to OCF and you’ve never hear...
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Part 2: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal from 2023-11-15T10:30
Today, you’ll hear audio from Part 2 of a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. If you’re new to OCF and you’ve ...
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Part 1: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal from 2023-11-08T10:33
Today, you’ll hear audio from a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. If you’re new to OCF and you’ve never hear...
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“Practice what we profess”: Three leadership principles for the Christian in the military from 2023-10-18T09:30
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“Get your emotions to work for you”: Understanding emotional intelligence as a military leader from 2023-09-27T08:46
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“Camouflage Christian”: Living for Christ while serving in the military from 2023-09-13T09:00
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"Understand your why”: Following Jesus’ example of servant leadership from 2023-08-23T08:30
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Establishing “foundations of resilience”: Learning how to bounce back after trauma from 2023-08-09T09:10
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"Take the biblical viewpoint”: Reframing parents’ conversations with kids about sex from 2023-07-26T09:04
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"Struggling in silence”: Talking through God’s design for sexuality and the single womanStruggling in silence from 2023-07-12T09:00
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"Pursue at all costs”: Solutions, healing,&recovery from porn addiction from 2023-06-21T09:00
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“Rebuilding your beliefs on a foundation of truth”: Understanding betrayal trauma from 2023-06-07T09:00
“On your terms or God’s terms”: Digging deeper into God’s design for the human mind from 2023-05-23T22:00
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“There is hope”: Recovering from pornography addiction from 2023-05-09T22:00
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Season 4 Introduction from 2023-04-28T22:10
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(S3:E12) Part 3: When your job and your faith are at odds / Lead to serve, serve to lead from 2022-12-16T09:04
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For the finale of our three-part series on leadership, Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fister, USAF (...
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(S3:E11) Part 2: How to accept failure as a leader / Lead to serve, serve to lead from 2022-11-29T23:00
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Today’s episode is the second in a 3-part series on leadership, featuring guests Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fiste...
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(S3:E10) Part 1: Being a leader of character / Lead to serve, serve to lead from 2022-11-11T09:00
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This episode begins a three-part series featuring Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fister, USAF (Ret.)...
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(S3:E9) “Pursue God… no matter where you are”: Finding fellowship beneath the sea from 2022-10-26T08:30
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Today’s episode takes us back to the topic of small groups. If you've listened to some of the more recent episodes of this podcast, you might be asking, “Have...
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(S3:E8) “March or die”: Turning to Christ&community in times of trauma from 2022-10-07T08:30
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Today we're going to talk about a topic that pops up from time to time on the podcast, and that topic is trauma. In this episode, we're going to consider this overarching ques...
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(S3:E7) How God healed a “performing Christian” from past trauma and abuse from 2022-09-23T08:30
This episode of OCF Crosspoint is a chance to hear from CDR Carl Crabtree, USN (Ret.), who currently serves with his wife, Christy, as the OCF Field Staff Representative at the U.S. Coast Guard ...
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(S3:E6) “Embrace the suck”: Trusting God in all things from 2022-09-07T08:30
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LT Jonathan Gentry, CHC, USN, discusses the seemingly simple concept of trusting God, specifically within the context of Jonathan’s calling to the ministry and to the military...
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(S3:E5) Balancing relationships and Bible study in a small group from 2022-08-17T08:30
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After commissioning through the ROTC program at the University of Missouri, Lt Col JB Kump, USAF (Ret.), spent just over 20 years serving wherever the Air For...
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(S3:E4) Learning from the VMI ministry model to reach Generation Z from 2022-07-27T09:00
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CH(COL) Bob Phillips, USA (Ret.), joins us on the podcast today to speak from his 26 years of military service and his ongoing work as the chaplain to the Corps of Cadets at h...
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(S3:E3) Embracing GRACE relations in the body of Christ from 2022-07-13T08:30
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Jesus follower, wife, mother, military veteran, USAFA ’97 graduate, counselor, nutritional healing-foods lover, author. These phrases all describe today’s guest, Aurelia Smith...
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(S3:E2) How to see past the barriers and share your story from 2022-06-15T19:00
What keeps you from sharing your faith with others? I sat down with Capt Ryan McCary, ANG, to talk about this question and others. Ryan shares his own story of growing up in a missionary family,...
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(S3:E1) One Marine's Journey to Live for God, Family, Country, and Corps from 2022-06-01T11:00
I interviewed Maj Chris Reardon, USMC, who shares his testimony as well as his experiences with integrating faith and profession. For some people, that can perhaps be an ambiguous topic. What ex...
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15. Nelson Chiaravallotti: “Enduring and faithful pursuit in the face of affliction” from 2021-11-08T09:00
This episode marks the end of season 2 of OCF Crosspoint. Thank you to each of our listeners, whether you’re tuning in for the first time or you’re a longtime listener. If you haven’t heard each...
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14. Liliane Delva: “I always use my experience as a testimony to help other people” from 2021-10-25T08:03:47
My guest this episode is MAJ Liliane Delva, USA. Liliane was initially interviewed for an article on Christian Mentoring th...
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13. Karis and Ben Meier: “God really opened my heart through what I’ve suffered” from 2021-10-11T08:30
Have you ever been in a situation where it seemed like God was using affliction to draw you to Him? Or maybe you’re in that situation now. How do you respond in those circumstances? In the face ...
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12. Ron Bracy: “God wants me to simply trust and obey where He leads” from 2021-09-27T08:00
Some 2,500 years after the time of the prophet Habakkuk, Lt Col Ron Bracy, USAF (Ret.), found himself asking the same question as the Old Testament prophet: “How long, O Lord, will I call and yo...
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11. Amanda Yashack, part 2: “God is healing me and he is giving me my life back” from 2021-09-13T12:00
Hope and healing. If you've ever experienced a trauma, you need both.
But how do you know when healing has actually begun? For Capt Amanda Yashack, United States Air Force Reserve, the ge...
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10. Amanda Yashack, part 1: “That morning at PT something inside me just completely broke.” from 2021-08-30T08:00
A caution for listeners: This episode deals with a topic that may affect some listeners. Part of my guest’s story involves trauma resulting from sexual assault. If you’ve experienced a similar t...
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9. Sam Alexander: “I realized that I need to really focus on bringing God into my work” from 2021-08-16T08:00
A few months ago, I received an email from LT Sam Alexander, USN, wanting to tell me how much appreciated hearing the stories on this podcast—especially in a hectic environment where it's not al...
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9. Sam Alexander: “I realized that I need to really focus on bringing God into my work” from 2021-08-16T08:00
A few months ago, I received an email from LT Sam Alexander, USN, wanting to tell me how much appreciated hearing the stories on this podcast—especially in a hectic environment where it's not al...
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8. Hannah Johnson: “In order to glorify God, I have to have it all together” from 2021-08-02T08:30
This episode marks the end of an intentional four-episode focus on identity. Last week, I interviewed Grant Johnson about his dream to be a jet pilot and how he wrapped up his identity in what h...
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7. Grant Johnson: “Your identity is not wrapped up in the aircraft that you're flying.” from 2021-07-19T08:30
Think about something in your life that you really, really wanted. It was always on your mind, and when you had the chance to finally grab hold of whatever it was you were wanting or striving to...
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6. Lynda Johnson: “I no longer see myself as the star of my movie” from 2021-07-05T08:30
In this episode, OCF Communications Intern Joshua Schumacher interviews MAJ Lynda Johnson, USA (Ret.).
5. Aaron Zimmerman: Finding peace when our identity is in Christ from 2021-06-21T08:30
Christian athlete and Marine aviator are two things first lieutenant Aaron Zimmerman wanted to be known for. Aaron comes from a family that absolutely loves lacrosse, and he says, “if my family ...
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4. Chris Thompson, Gold Star Mother: “God wants you to keep on living” from 2021-06-07T08:30
On the evening of Jan. 23, 2015, Marine Corps Maj Elizabeth Betsy Kealey and Capt Adam Satterfield were piloting their helicopter above the high desert landscape of Twentynine Palms, Calif., whe...
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3. Rico Lane: “I just didn't have that loving relationship with a father” from 2021-05-24T08:30
Capt Rico Lane, USAF, shares his story of military life at the intersection of faith, family, and profession.
His “blessedtimony” (that’s a nod to his ministry, Blessedtimony) includes th...
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2. Becky Haggerty: “God, why don’t you care?” from 2021-05-10T08:30
Today, Capt Becky Haggerty, USAF, shares her story of military life at the intersection of faith, family, and profession.
This episode starts with an original composition from Becky calle...
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1: Chipu Chu: “I was broken. I needed a savior.” from 2021-04-26T08:30
In this episode, you’ll hear the story of 2nd Lt Chip Chu, USAF. When I interviewed Chip over a year ago, he was still a Firstie at the Air Force Academy. COVID-19 wasn’t exactly a household wor...
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Season 2 Introduction from 2021-04-18T00:03:40
OCF Crosspoint returns April 26 with a new season and new stories of military life at the intersection of faith, family, and profession.
In some of the episodes coming up this season, yo...
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55. MIDN Isaiah Walker: Finding community can be challenging from 2020-03-09T08:30
Today, you’re going to hear the story of Midshipman Isaiah Walker, he’s a senior in the ROTC program at Ole Miss who has struggled with isolation and the challeng...
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54. Josh and Lindsey Bowen: The importance of small group fellowship from 2020-02-24T09:30
If you've been around OCF long enough, then you've no doubt heard about the importance that OCF places on small group fellowships—after all, fellowship is one of our spiritual pillars and it's e...
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53. Carlos and Sara Estevez: Purpose and perspective in the face of tragedy from 2020-02-10T09:00
Have you ever been invited to do something only to wonder…why did I agree to that? My guest today went through something like that, and ultimately, it might have saved her life and the lives of ...
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52. Stu McRae: How would you handle not being promoted? from 2020-01-27T09:00
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Have you ever known anyone who’s been passed over for promotion? Maybe it’s your name that wasn’t on the promotion list.
Today you’re going t...
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51. Col Darren Duke: Examining a life transformed from 2020-01-13T09:30
Happy New Year and thanks for joining me for the first Crosspoint podcast of 2020. Today, we’re focusing on the topic of personal transformation with my guest, Col Darren Duke, United States Mar...
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50. Encore with Todd Plotner: 4 lessons for young warriors from 2019-12-16T11:00
As 2019 comes to an end—with several weeks of travel in my future plus the Christmas holidays—I'm taking a break from the podcast and sharing a series of encore episodes with you. Starting in Ja...
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49. Encore with Ryan Menicucci: Are you a leader that God can use? from 2019-12-02T11:00
48. Encore: Navigating the storms of life, with James Rader from 2019-11-17T16:54:35
47. Kristin Goodrich: Building community in the military sisterhood from 2019-11-04T20:14:39
What do you think of when I say, “Military Sisterhood”? That was the question Kristin Goodrich posed to about 50 women at the beginning of a weekend retreat last March at OCF's White Sulphur Spr...
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46. May a Christian serve in the military? from 2019-10-21T15:32:38
May a Christian serve in the military? When it comes to taking the life of an enemy combatant, how does someone reconcile that with Jesus’s command to love your enemy and to pray for him?
45. Nick Koza: Was blind, but now I see from 2019-10-07T17:23:49
The story of Captain Nick Koza, USMC, has a few striking similarities with that of the apostle Paul when he was converted on the road to Damascus. However, that’s not to imply Captain Koza was g...
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44. Brigit Jogan: Experiencing God on the mountaintop from 2019-09-23T16:04:28
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What comes to mind when you hear that someone had a “mountaintop experience”? Maybe you think about Moses, who hiked back down the mountainside l...
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43. Seven Christian Principles to Help You Steward Your Time from 2019-09-09T16:50:34
Have you ever thought about what it means to be a good steward of your time? Maybe you can recall getting to the end of a day and thinking, “Why did I waste so much time?” Joining me on the show...
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42. Jeff Struecker: Trusting God in All Things from 2019-08-12T08:00
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Jeff Struecker enlisted in the United States Army as an Infantryman at age 18 and retired as a Chaplain with over 22 years of active federal service...
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41. Michelle Qureshi: Incredible hope amidst suffering from 2019-07-26T21:36:27
My guest today is Michelle Qureshi. Michelle is a graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, and she served 9 years in the military, leaving the Coast Guard as a Lieutenant. If that last...
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40. You Are Your Brother's Keeper from 2019-07-15T16:38:42
November 23, 2014.
Does that date ring any bells for you? Unless it happens to be your birthday, or a loved one’s birthday, or an anniversary, or some other impressionable event, then for...
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39. Why is wisdom important? from 2019-07-01T16:31:03
When it comes to applications, hardware, computers, and other such devices, plug and play technology is awesome. It allows the discovery of a hardware component in a system without the need for ...
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38. God's word, God's spirit, God's people... God's will from 2019-06-17T07:00
In this episode, Crosspoint host Josh Jackson chats with pastor and author Chris Plekenpol, who recounts an incident with a suicide bomber in Iraq and also talks about God's word, God's spirit, ...
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37. Basic training for the family from 2019-05-31T21:04:39
In this episode, pastor and author Dr. Gary Phillips discusses a topic he has titled “Basic Training for the Family: Biblical Princi...
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A Soldier's Memorial: Bonus Episode for Memorial Day from 2019-05-27T18:50:10
In this special Memorial Day bonus episode of OCF Crosspoint, we deviate from our typical episode format of sharing stories of military life, and instead, bring you a devotional from "Leader, Dr...
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36. The Great Commission as a warrior’s discipline from 2019-05-20T16:58:08
According to the Barna Group, 51% of U.S. churchgoers have never heard the term Great Commission, foun...
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Is spiritual warfare real? Episode 35 from 2019-05-06T12:17:08
Today, we’re talking about spiritual warfare, and our guest is MG Kurt Fuller, USA (Ret.). MG Fuller served 26 years as a paratrooper, 12 years in the Ranger Regiment, and 6 years in combat, inc...
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Bonus episode: What are you doing this summer? from 2019-05-01T20:10:58
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Nehemiah: Approaching leadership like a Marine | Episode 34 from 2019-04-22T18:26:17
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A difficult story of God's goodness | Episode 33 from 2019-04-08T16:41:01
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Leader, do you have the right tool for the job? Episode 32 from 2019-03-25T17:35:39
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Living out faith while in service to country | Episode 31 from 2019-03-11T15:57:25
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Part 2: How important is a biblical worldview? Episode 30 from 2019-02-25T22:24:20
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Part 1: Three Ways Christians Engage With the Culture | Episode 29 from 2019-02-11T16:30:19
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Indivisible, the story of Darren and Heather Turner | Episode 28 from 2019-01-28T12:44:55
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Leadership lessons for young warriors | Episode 027 from 2019-01-14T12:00:12
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A discussion of OCF past, present, and future | Episode 26 from 2018-12-31T11:00:38
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4 Tactics for tackling deployments | Episode 025 from 2018-12-24T12:00:05
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A Shared Calling Isn’t Always Easy | Episode 024 from 2018-12-10T12:00:55
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The Theological Implications of Addiction | Episode 23 from 2018-11-26T16:51:07
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What Fuels Your Engine? | Episode 022 from 2018-11-12T19:20:56
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What supporting the chaplaincy looks like | Episode 021 from 2018-10-29T15:54:47
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Prayers that changed the course of history | Episode 020 from 2018-10-15T17:23:42
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Godly men who changed the course of history | Episode 019 from 2018-10-01T15:31:33
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Transformational Leadership | Episode 018 from 2018-09-17T14:02:08
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The soldier, the athlete,&the farmer | Episode 017 from 2018-09-03T17:02:46
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Love Languages for Military Couples | Episode 016 from 2018-08-20T18:39:30
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Transition coping strategies for military kids | Episode 015 from 2018-08-06T17:52:19
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The Scars of Moral Injury | Episode 014 from 2018-07-23T18:21:48
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How to ask the right questions | Episode 011 from 2018-06-11T19:21:36
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Go Make Disciples | Episode 010 from 2018-05-28T20:56:18
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Be a Leader God Can Use | Episode 009 from 2018-05-14T16:02:09
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Entering a Sacred Covenant | Episode 008 from 2018-04-30T22:28:09
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Growing your affections for Christ | Episode 007 from 2018-04-16T20:37:35
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Developing your character muscle | Episode 006 from 2018-04-02T17:30:03
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Thriving in the Unbalance | Episode 005 from 2018-03-19T18:00:11
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Understanding Religious Rights | Episode 004 from 2018-03-06T05:00:08
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What’s So Amazing About Grace | Episode 003 from 2018-02-20T06:00:20
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Navigating the Storms of Life | Episode 002 from 2018-02-06T06:59:02
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Exploring Christ-like leadership | Episode 001 from 2018-01-23T23:06:03
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Families should develop a support system from 2016-06-15T19:32:27
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