Jason Van Steenwyk, "the Nattering Nabob of Nebuchadnezzar," has been blogging, and blogging well, while from serving in Iraq. He's coming home later this month, but has some profundities to offer before he leaves. Here's one:
On FaithPosted by Alan at March 11, 2004 05:36 AMI have seen the unshakable faith of the Mohammedan. And I have seen that faith shattered by the effects of American firepower.
I have also seen devout Christians become atheists and atheists turn to God in times of crisis. Personal faith is fragile, in the religious sense, anyway. Man's perception of God is a fickle and protean thing.
But there is no faith so lasting, so innocent, and so pure, as the enduring, simple faith that a Lance Corporal has that the weapon he is nonchalantly pointing at his foot is clear.