Angolan Military Christians: The indigenously-organized military Christian fellowship in Angola desires to "spread the Good News of Christ" and "share Bible studies and prayer for the transforming presence of God in those military and police personnel who, as happens in Angolan society in general, are affected by negative life styles that are recognized as contributing to elevated numbers of deaths (suicides, the consumption of drugs and alcohol, prostitution, and witchcraft). Pray for these brothers in Christ as they fulfill these objectives.

[Click here] for a moving article and slideshow about a Canadian's soldier's funeral procession.

War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century came out of a Denver Seminary/ACCTS conference which addressed the teachings of biblical ethics regarding war. This book gives a wide range of Christian perspectives and insights regarding ethical questions of modern warfare. It includes contributions by British and American military ethicists, as well as philosophers and theologians. Click here for more information.
Photo courtesy US Army

PTSD: Military.com has current information on post-traumatic stress disorder, and Military Ministry has spiritual resources for soldiers with PTSD.

War and Forgiveness: After enduring severe and prolonged torture by Japanese soldiers, one military Christian returned to Japan after the war to serve as a missionary, bringing Christ's hope to the land that had sought to steal his. [Click here] for this true story of one military Christian's example of war and forgiveness.

WWII image courtesy USDOD

Military-Related Bible: A newly-published Bible includes stories of military spouses and points to a " greater hope beyond all personal and political battles." [Click here]

The Ignored War? Only 28% of Americans know how many US troops have been killed in Iraq: [Click here]. Pray that Christians will join together in prayer for their "overlooked" soldiers! (This photo was taken at a prayer meeting for our troops in Colorado Springs; other similar prayer meetings are being planned by ACCTS.)

He is Risen, Indeed!!

"The risen Christ, when he shows himself to his friends, takes on the countenance of all races and earth can hear him in his own tongue."-- Henri De Lubac. (Click here for more Easter quotations.)

Good Friday Meditation: "A more sympathetic consideration of the personal element in the sufferings of our Lord, the meditation upon the sorrows of the Messiah, would prove a source of spiritual quickening not only to those who are accustomed to live in the region of philosophic thought, but also to those who are in the midst of evangelistic work. The following of Christ down into the valley of humiliation and death, the study, day by day, of the last days of His earthly life, the reverent watch by the cross, the waiting for the resurrection--these are spiritual exercises which cannot fail to give warmth and reality to the Christian faith...Passion week deserves its place in the calendar of the private Christian...". - author unattributed, Christian Age

Jesus commanded us to pray for our enemies ... one way of doing so is by "adopting a terrorist" by praying for him. Click here for a video on this prayer movement.

Christianity Today's 2008 book awards includes Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity by Lamin Sanneh. CT say it has "global sweep and academic depth...shows missions as the complex story of missionaries and the national movements that missionaries set in motion, in all its warts and glory."

The Iraq War, Five Years Later: Newsweek's latest issue covers the last five years of the war, including how it is changing the U.S. officers corps:[Click here].

Photographic timeline of the war: [Click here]

Estes Park or Bust!

Military and civilian Christians will gather from 17-21 August '09 for the AMCF North American Regional Conference in Estes Park, Colorado. This conference will encourage military Christians and mobilize the body of Christ to minister to and pray for the needs of military and security personnel. Stay tuned for more info!

A broad, indepth array of papers from the 2007 International Society for Military Ethics is available at this link [Click here].

A photojournalist shares images from and thoughts about the world's most deadly war -- the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: [Click Here]

In the News - Building Inter-Nation Relationships via the Military While in China last week, Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State, stated, "We think that one of the strongest means by which to improve transparency is the mil-to-mil relationship... militaries are, first and foremost, a profession and they understand these issues in ways that I think just reading a document or producing a report could never do. And so we’ve always thought that the mil-to-mil relationship is the most important way to do that." [Click here]

"Unlike traditional war in which soldiers fought soldiers and tanks attacked tanks, the 'unseen enemy in the dark shadows of the back alleys' characterizes the post 9/11 world." This paper presents a look at terrorists, the law of war, and other weighty matters: [Click here]

Click here at the AMCF-related Wall of Prayer to show your prayer support for North American troops.

In the News: Africa's peacekeepers, in addition to U.N. forces, should be "contract armed forces to protect civilians and relief workers", according to op-ed writer: [Click here]