US Army Chaplain Brad Lewis' is no stranger to tension, comforting soldiers at the front line and coming under fire on countless occasions. But one strain he never gets used to is the separation from his family. In his monthly blog, Training for Eternity, he shares how the Christian kindness of strangers can make all the difference.

Recently I came across a church adjacent to a local school. A group of Christian parents decided to set up a small mobile stall inside the school grounds. Guess what happened next?

Regardless of the rights or wrongs of going to war, how do Christians witness to those at war? Former and current defence force chaplains share experiences of ministry in extreme environments. Speak with former army chaplain Tim Booker about Christians and war in our forums.

In searching for a piece on this week's theme - how Christians should respond to war - we couldn't go past this article written for Mindful in 2003.

Over 300 Sydney clergy and ministry workers descended upon St Annes, Ryde to attend Dr Arch Harts ministry burnout conference this week.

This month, a former London barman is answering the tough questions about life and God in a Maroubra pub.

Di Warren warned over 3000 women against living a 'decaf Christianity at Equip last Saturday.

Cancer Vixen tells the story of a New York Times cartoonist whose high energy, materialistic, glamourous lifestyle is shattered by the discovery that she had breast cancer.