Veterans Day

Henry and Wanda Sandoz have endured years of controversy and court battles to keep a cross honoring World War I veterans standing in the Mojave Desert.

As Veterans Day approaches, denominational leaders and chaplains with years of military service are calling on more churches to find ways to minister to the men and women who have recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.

This Veterans Day video honors those that have gone before us to give us our everyday freedoms, but also reminds us of that greater freedom found only in Christ. Buy here: http://www.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-movies/26399/Veterans-Day-Two-Freedoms

In the process of doing some research, one of my colleagues came across a poignant Veterans Day tribute. It dates back over 45 years, but the sentiments are powerful and timeless.

To have served in our military is a high calling. Veterans stand in a long line of patriots and they deserve our respect and admiration.

We see the obvious price they’ve paid, but what we don’t see are their psychological wounds.

Often we don't pause to ponder the meaning of these commemorative days, but Nov. 11, 1987, is when Veterans Day became special to me.

This Veterans Day, we need to remember the sacrifices made by members of our armed forces. But let’s also look in the mirror.

Ninety years ago today, at 11 a.m., an armistice was signed between Germany and the Allied nations, ending World War I. That war was described as the "war to end all wars."