Tammy Duckworth lost both legs and partial use of one arm in 2004 when her helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.

How could God let battling someone put a bullet in the back of my husband’s head? Why did God let my baby die? Why does God let such blatant disregard for life and hatefulness continue? These are some of the tough questions that chaplains face on a daily basis.

From the moment the alarm on my iPhone sounds every morning until I crawl into bed and reset the alarm for the next morning, my world is filled with activity and noise! Often, there is so much going on I cannot hear myself think or remember the things I thought were the priorities for the day. Do you have the same problem?

Working in the area surrounding Anchorage, Alaska, missionary Linda Hokit works with churches filled with Alaskan residents who face the challenge of ministering to a population disproportionately plagued by poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse.

What is the best time of day to hear God’s voice? For missionary Gloria Sloan, the answer is the late hours of the night.

Missionary Anders Snyder is confident that he hears his Shepherd’s voice. He is inspired by John 10:3–4, “The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out . . . his sheep follow him because they know his voice.”

By Laci Post

by Deb Douglas

Kasey Ewing has fallen in love. She has fallen in love with a neighborhood. Kasey and her husband, Brad, a worship leader and minister, moved to Bossier City, Louisiana, in 2009. As they searched for a new home, each home required driving through Meadowview, a low-income neighborhood.