*This is the first post of twelve in my #12saints12days series. Support The ☧ost by becoming a subscriber today!
Back in 2014, I was studying in Scotland and I decided to write a listicle, the pseudo-essays of Buzzfeed renown. What better way to lead up to Veterans Day than to profile soldier saints who blur the line between patriot and pacifist? Too often, military families get used as little more than props by theological extremists to either vilify or venerate them; as though there are no shades of grey between military martyr Maximilian of Tebessa and American sniper Chris Kyle. Seven years ago, a celebrity Christian agreed to amplify my #10Saints10days series but …didn’t.
Read more of this post at The Training Room!