{"id":33591,"date":"2015-09-07T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=33591"},"modified":"2016-11-24T22:43:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T01:43:48","slug":"majgen-dondi-costin-becomes-newest-af-chief-of-chaplains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/07\/majgen-dondi-costin-becomes-newest-af-chief-of-chaplains\/","title":{"rendered":"MajGen Dondi Costin Becomes Newest AF Chief of Chaplains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christianfighterpilot.com\/images\/costin2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"280\" \/>Chaplain (Col) Dondi Costin was promoted two steps to Major General and installed as the Air Force Chief of Chaplains in a ceremony on August 28th.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/story\/military\/pentagon\/2015\/09\/04\/colonel-2-star-chief-chaplains\/71646382\/\">quoted in the Air Force Times<\/a>, Chaplain Costin responded to the stories of his &#8220;memorable&#8221; invocations, which may give some insight into his opinion on &#8220;ceremonial prayer&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Costin told Air Force Times that he spends a lot of time understanding each ceremony\u2019s purpose and those being honored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvocations aren\u2019t just ceremonial placeholders lingering from a bygone era,\u201d he said. \u201cRather, <!--more-->they are opportunities for us to \u2018invoke\u2019 God\u2019s blessing on the business at hand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He further noted the Chaplain Corps he now leads serves <em>all<\/em>, even<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>those whose comprehensive fitness program does not include formal involvement in an on-base faith community&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery chaplain and chaplain assistant can tell you story after story of helping those with religious beliefs and those without,\u201d Costin said. \u201cMy message to all airmen is that the Chaplain Corps exists to support their fitness and resiliency any way we can.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Southern Baptist, Chaplain Costin is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy (1986) as well as Liberty University.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">As <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2015\/07\/21\/president-obama-nominates-new-air-force-chief-of-chaplains\/\">previously discussed<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaplain (Col) Dondi Costin was promoted two steps to Major General and installed as the Air Force Chief of Chaplains in a ceremony on August 28th. 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