Explore, Grow, and Share

Welcome to a safe place where you can explore and ask questions about faith, you can grow deeper in your faith, and you can share hope with others through acts of service. Experience relevant messages from the Scriptures that impact your life today. Enjoy being a part of a community online and in-person where you are valued. Welcome to Next Ministries!

A Soldier’s Story

A good soldier follows orders without question. They follow orders as given throughout the chain of command and follow them through no matter the consequences. Soldiers are asked at times to do inhumane things because war is not humane. Yet, the soldier watches everything and cannot help but be impacted by what they see and experience. The soldier is transformed by their own experience.  Their story is troubled and filled with horror and touches at the heart of their own humanity. Theirs is a story with many layers. As the soldier watched the events that led to Jesus’ death, he could not deny what his eyes had seen.