“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established 50 years ago today.” - sciam.com

As the presidential election heats up, I continue to hear about the candidates’ views on abortion. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what is true and what’s just political mud.

As I research the issue, I’m saving my findings at a Squidoo lense called Abortion Politics. Feel free to check it out and suggest other links and news articles.

While we’re on this touchy subject please tell me, how does a candidate’s position on abortion affect your vote? What issues are most important to you? Do you have any deal breakers?

I often share links of interest on my Facebook account… I guess I should share them with you too. Here are the links I’ve posted in June.

Most Americans Believe in Higher Power, Poll Finds
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Most Americans believe that angels and demons are active in the world, and nearly 80 percent think miracles occur, according to a poll released yesterday that takes an in-depth look at Americans’ religious beliefs.
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Father Emil Kapaun’s cause for sainthood to be officially opened
Source: catholicnewsagency.c…
The Cause for the Canonization of Father Emil Kapaun, an Army Chaplain who died while in a North Korean Prisoner of War Camp in 1951, will be officially opened on June 29.
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War’s Stresses Take Toll on Military’s Chaplains
Source: www.nytimes.com
“Just as it has claimed so many other members of the military, the war in Iraq has taken a toll on chaplains. Although they do not engage in combat, chaplains face the perils of war as they move around Iraq to visit troops. None have been killed, but some, like Chaplain Brunk, have been wounded. Many report post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress problems.”
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Soldiers’ Self-Harm: ‘Anything Not to Go Back’
Source: www.newsweek.com
There’s a rising trend of soldiers harming themselves to avoid returning to war.
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As we drove home tonight, Sarah and I discussed the third person of the Trinity. It all started when Sarah said, “The Holy Spirit is a kind of bird.”
I told her that the Spirit is not a bird, God just made him look like a dove once.
She asked why.
I told her God is kind of confusing sometimes.
Sarah said, “Yeh he put a costume on the Holy Spirit!”

Then we got serious and she prayed that Jesus would fill her with his Holy Spirit. She asked the Holy Spirit to help her be like Jesus, to show her what to say, what to do and where to go.

Not only was it cute, but it was a big deal. Sarah rarely prays out loud. She’s really growing up.

The Christian Science Monitor just ran a six part series on military chaplains. There are several articles and videos you might find interesting.

Gary D. McCormack, a Greene County sheriff’s deputy, was killed this morning while responding to a crash. He was hit broadside by a volunteer firefighter responding to the same call.

News Articles:
KY3.com - Video
ozarksfirst.com - Video
Springfield News-Leader
Officer.com
odmp.org

Google News Search for more articles as they are published.

This breaks my heart. I didn’t know him personally, but my husband did. Joel worked at the Sheriff’s Department for years. Please pray for the families, for the deputies, firefighters and for our good friend Sheriff Jack Merritt.

I wonder if the Sheriff’s Department has a chaplain…

Update:
Funeral Service Details

There’s an Army Chaplain on the cover of the May 7, 2007 issue of Newseek. You can read the articles online:

How Chaplains, Soldiers Keep Faith During War
Chaplains: The Calm in the Chaos
One Flag, Many Faiths
In God They Trust

Please check out the articles and related videos and let us know what you think. I’ll try to post my comments later.