Roots in Ripon

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Wednesday, March 30, 2005

We the People

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Recently I was contacted by two different newspapers asking me to comment on the Terri Shiavo case. At first I hesitated, commenting that th...

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Refreshingly Refreshed

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It’s the first day of spring, and the Mission Team has returned from Peru. In a special service last night at the church, we had a Post-Peru...

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Semper Fi, Mac

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I never cease to be amazed at the different encounters I have in my travels. As I mentioned in my article last week, I am in Tacna, Peru wit...

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

An Open Book

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I’m in another part of the world again, only this time it is not with the military. This is a short-term mission trip to Peru, a country loc...

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Boomers and Backyard Bomb Shelters

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I’m one of those classified by sociologists as a Baby Boomer. That’s my generation. We’re the ones who grew up reveling in the exploits of o...

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

All Volunteer Military

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I was enjoying dinner recently following a wedding, engaged in discussions on politics, religion and “The War.” I know these are taboo topic...

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CHUCK ROOTS: Ripon, CA, United States; I am a husband and father of two daughters, Laura and Jenny, and three granddaughters, Alyssa Grace, Brooklyne Paige, and DeziRay, and two grandsons, Daniel and Colson. I'm a retired Evangelical pastor of the Free Methodist denomination, and a retired Navy Chaplain. As a former enlisted Marine I served in Vietnam. As a Navy Chaplain I served with the Marines in Kuwait, Iraq and Djibouti.

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