by richedavis | Aug 26, 2025 | Combat Veteran, Military
BLUF: Highly recommended book if you are interested in understanding unit cohesion. John Spencer does an incredible job of sharing his military experiences, both as a combat veteran and as a spouse of a combat veteran, while stressing the importance of building...
by richedavis | Apr 9, 2025 | Combat Veteran, Educational Ministry, Military, Trauma Care
While book reviews often include a biographical sketch of the author, a summary of the contents, and a critical evaluation, this review will not be formal as I want to dive right into the contents with an abbreviated evaluation. Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF), I...
by richedavis | Jul 30, 2024 | Combat Veteran, Educational Ministry, Informed Trauma Care, Military, Military Family, Ministry, Trauma Care, Travel
Stepping away from the pastorate is not always due to a personal failure as often reported today. Sometimes stepping away a local pastoral position is needed to take steps in a new ministerial direction, or as Scripture would teach for those “good works, which...
by richedavis | Jan 24, 2024 | Educational Ministry, Ministry, Trauma Care
I like the term trauma-informed care when describing a local church ministry that seeks to care for those struggling with posttraumatic stress. But what does being trauma-informed mean in a local church setting? A clinical definition of being trauma-informed often...
by richedavis | Dec 31, 2023 | Educational Ministry, Ministry, Trauma Care, Worldview
Within some circles of ministry there is a debate between trauma-informed care and trusting in the sufficiency of Scripture. Personally, as a Christian educator who holds a position of Scriptural Primacy, I believe this debate to be a false equivalence. Let me unpack...
