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About JimR, Chaplain

I'm a 75-year-old guy, in October 2025, who worked in Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune for 28 years and now retired as of 31 Dec 16. I've worked in medical records, the Health Benefits Department, Billing, and the IT department and retired as the Personnel Security Manager for the hospital. I'm a musician and Corvette enthusiast. Yes, I have had two. I traded my second Corvette for a Harley Davidson Fat Boy in mid-summer 2019. Then in 2024, I traded to an HD FreeWheeler FLRT. I've already ridden the new one a thousand miles in 6 weeks. I'm also searching for a fresh new outlook on life with new spiritual insight among other things. I was ordained a minister in 20190202. I've become certified with the American Chaplaincy Association through Aidan University in June '21. Presently, I am a volunteer Chaplain with our county Sheriff's Office. I've found that with the unconditional love of my companion, Libby Rowe life is complete through God. She's a beautiful, vibrant, giving woman who gives her all in everything she puts her mind to do. She and I married on 24 July 2015. She was ordained in February 2022. She has a blog too called Under a Carolina Moon. Give it a visit.

Understanding the Spirit vs. Worldly Thoughts

Posted on 2026/06/20 by JimR, Chaplain

1 Corinthians 2:12 – Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. To those who lived … Continue reading →

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Listening to God: How to Hear His Voice in Daily Life

Posted on 2026/06/11 by JimR, Chaplain

Whatever your concept of God is, you will not find me disagreeing with you. That’s your world. From the standpoint of denominations alone, you will find so many facets of what is thought about who God is. If you don’t … Continue reading →

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A Vision for The People

Posted on 2026/05/17 by JimR, Chaplain

The thing that is at the forefront of my dislike of old age is my eyesight. Since I’ve had my cataract surgery, I’m finding it difficult to read, and it gets no better, no matter which strength reading glasses I … Continue reading →

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My Mom

Posted on 2026/05/10 by JimR, Chaplain

My mom passed away @ 18 December 1999, the same day my youngest son graduated from UNCW. We spent the whole day in Wilmington on campus for this event. We got home late. I had gone to bed. I was … Continue reading →

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No More Condemnation

Posted on 2026/04/18 by JimR, Chaplain

My heart aches for America. It is dying. Dying without repentance. The nature of man has been degraded and demands the evil that men create in the minds of so many today. I long for Americans to lay down this … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Presence

Posted on 2026/03/24 by JimR, Chaplain

I ask God to give me someone to talk to every day. Yesterday was one of those days I got to do what Chaplains do. Listen. He was out walking his dog in the park. I had taken a busload … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Me That “Ole Time Religion”

Posted on 2026/03/21 by JimR, Chaplain

Before I get started, let me state that I can’t deny the old-time religion that I grew up in. It had its place in my life. It was a starting point. Without it, I had no reference point to move … Continue reading →

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Who Started What?

Posted on 2026/03/05 by JimR, Chaplain

During the 1950s & 1960s, the Democratic Party controlled the United States, holding the presidency for most of the decade with John F. Kennedy (1961–1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969), and a Democratic majority in Congress for much of the period. … Continue reading →

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The Visibleness of the Invisible

Posted on 2026/02/24 by JimR, Chaplain

Romans 1:20-21 – For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew … Continue reading →

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Weapons Training

Posted on 2026/02/16 by JimR, Chaplain

I grew up with guns in the house, in the pickup truck, in my hands in the woods, and in the military. I have an Expert Rifleman medal from qualifying in the military. I don’t brag. If I can’t do … Continue reading →

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