I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s class… all 9 hours of it.

First we discussed how one of our own chaplains could provide for the needs of one of his Islamic soldiers. This wasn’t just an exercise, our brother is really out there dealing with a specific situation. Next, Rabbi Rita Sherwin of Springfield’s Temple Israel spoke to us about Reformed Judaism.

Josh brought some amazing red beans and rice for the entire class. We couldn’t wait for the dinner break. They smelled too good. So we ate that during a break and talked to the AG Chaplaincy Director, Chaplain Worthley.

The evening continued with lectures on the Moorish Science Temple of America, Nation of Islam, Rastafarians, and Santeria.

I don’t know if it was the amazing amount of caffeine rushing through my veins, or perhaps the fact that I’d been stuck in a chair for hours on end… but as the hours passed, all of the explanations of these religions with their foreign words, and unfamiliar practices… all seemed like flummery.

Flummery. That my friends, was the word of the day on Monday. Remember my word of the day series? It’s back.
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OH! P.S. I also got an awesome chaplaincy scholarship yesterday. Praise God, I get to go to seminary AND feed my children.