A Table in the Presence: The Dramatic Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's Presence Amidst the Chaos of the War in IraqHarperChristian + ORM, 2005 M02 2 - 276 pages On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, "the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines." Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein's militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle. As the 1st Battalion's chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion. Their regiment, the most highly decorated regiment in the history of the Marines, was the first ground force to cross the border into Iraq, the first to see one of their own killed in battle, and they were the unit to fight what most believe to have been the decisive battle of the war-April 10th in downtown Baghdad. Through it all, Carey Cash says, the presence of God was undeniable. Cash even had the privilege of baptizing fifty-seven new Christians-Marines and Sailors-during the war in Iraq. The men of the 1st Battalion came to discover what King David had discovered long ago--that God's presence could be richly experienced even in the presence of enemies. Here is the amazing story of their experience. |
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... happening. His eyes were like steel; his face, expressionless. My heart raced. “You have five hours to get your gear packed and yourselves into your vehicles. We're moving north!” You could have heard a pin drop in the tent. It was an ...
... happening. His eyes were like steel; his face, expressionless. My heart raced. “You have five hours to get your gear packed and yourselves into your vehicles. We're moving north!” You could have heard a pin drop in the tent. It was an ...
... happening in the White House? In Baghdad? Had diplomacy run its course? What of the inspectors searching for weapons of mass destruction? How were Americans viewing the war? How were they viewing us? How real was the threat of chemical ...
... to fate: “If it's my time to go, there ain't nothing gonna stop it from happening.” Now, as I stood with each squad or platoon reading the words of Joshua, praying earnestly for the protective covering of 17 An Unexpected Feast.
... happening to them? And what about innocent Kuwaiti civilians? Of course there was no way to get those kinds of answers. Only one thing was clear to all of us: now that the air war had begun, we had passed the point of no return. The ...
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Fiery Furnace | 47 |
K I A | 73 |
A Sign in the Storm | 95 |
Filthy Hands Pure Hearts | 113 |
AssalamualayKum | 137 |
Arms Lifted Up | 157 |
April 10th | 173 |
A Mighty Fortress | 201 |
Semper Fidelis | 217 |
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