25 very good products that are $20 or under at Sephora. I was surprised that I actually had most of these already and then a couple of them that I found and I was really excited about. So we're gonna do this. We're gonna do it fairly quickly because at 25 products this could take a while. So let's dive into the products right now. Hello my dear friends. I am so glad that you're with me today because we are going to have a lot of fun. I'm not going to take any more time on the intro.  My necklace and my earrings and my finger nail polish will all be linked in the description box as will every single product that is in this video along with numbers right beside them. I saw Shay Whitney do this on her channel where she numbered on the screen the things that she was talking about. So instead of having to go through and write down what I'm talking about I will number them and then you can just jot down the number remember that and go over and you can shop easier in the links instead of having to write down the whole description. I hope that's helpful. Let me know if it is. Let's start out with something that is new relatively new but so good. I am so impressed with the brand new The Ordinary's The Sulphate 4% Cleanser for Body and Hair and then we have the cleanser which I will murder the name unless I put my glasses on. So and I'll murder it anyway. Be okay Behend Trimonium Chloride 2% Lightweight Conditioning Formula. So why I'm so excited about these is because The Ordinary doesn't do anything halfway. If they're going to bring out a hair care line they're going to bring out something super effective with ingredients that have been proven and that are really good for your hair. So I have tried these at least to have a dozen times and I'm so impressed. By the way these don't have a fragrance to them. They try to keep everything absolutely fragrance free. So the Sulphate 4% Cleanser when I first used it I was a little bit confused. So you put it in your hair and my hair the first time that I tried it was really dirty. So I put it in my hair it didn't foam up at all and I thought well okay maybe this is like that other cleansing cream. But then I thought you know I'm gonna rinse this out and do it again and it foamed up a little bit. But wow my hair came so clean that it was unbelievable and it is so gentle. It was really really gentle on your scalp. I don't have dandruff but my scalp itches since I got into menopause and since I started using this it has stopped itching. So I'm really pleased with that. And then super duper wonderful cream or cream conditioner that they have come out with. I feel like my hair is super soft and clean and just really have been loving them and they're not that expensive either. The next product that I have for your hair is also a new one from the Inkey List and I better get my glasses again. It says hair thickening serum best for fine hair. This is awesome. I love that it is under that $20 mark. It's even cheaper than you would think and you use a very small amount of this. It's very water-like and I put it in the palm of my hands rub my hands together and then it just goes into your hair and it builds volume. You can use this wet or you can use it dry. I usually use it wet before I start to blow dry my hair. What it does is it helps expand the diameter of the hair without being harmful to the hair and so this has been really fun. I'm excited about that one. Let's talk something random. This is a random product that I found from the Sephora Collection. Sephora Collection is a really, really good line. I think it's very overlooked by people that love high-end because they feel like it's maybe cheap. There are a few hit and miss things there but I am here to tell you there's some great ones and I do have a whole video where I did it.  This is the Daily Cleans or Daily Clean Refresh Daily Brush Cleaner. This is awesome. So there is no water involved in this. It is a spray product that you take and you spray on. Well first of all let me show you how dirty my brush is. I put it down into red. I tried to shove it down in there really good so that it would be really dirty because it was already dirty to begin with.  Look at all the stuff that's coming off of there. Isn't that awesome? So you can do this once like look that brush came so, so clean or you can spray it again and you can get it even cleaner. So here is how much I got off of the brush cleaning it just a little bit more. Look how clean that brush is. Isn't that great? I really like this and I liked it so much that I went and I bought the travel size that I can have in my makeup kit or in my purse and I can refill it with this one. This is awesome. Speaking of brushes I want to show you this fun brush that I picked up from Rare Beauty. This is Rare Beauty's version of a concealer brush which I think is great. What I like about it is it's a little bit more squatty and it has that deep angle to it but it's not as wide as those other ones. So you can get very precision if you need to wherever you need to be. If you only need to have a little bit of concealer down here it's not going to spread out and then it's soft enough that it will still buff everything out. I mostly use this one for my color corrector and my primer. My eyelid primer. So I love it. It's been working great for me. It washes up like a dream. It's a really great brush and at a really great price point too. Many of you have seen my tutorials before and another tool type thing that I employ in almost all of my eyeshadow tutorials is the Sephora makeup tape. This makes it so easy to make that crisp line for you to be able to do a wing if you have shaky hands like I do or if you just want it to be really crisp right there on that line. Whatever you want to make a line with your makeup this will do it. So it's very easy to tear. It tears off like that. I kind of have rigged mine so it's a dispenser type thing. It doesn't come like that but I taped it back so that it worked like that. So the tape comes off of the back very easily and it just will lay down anywhere you put it. And what's beautiful for me, let me just demonstrate with this brush we just cleaned. So this is a tart palette that I've had for a long time. Let's just use this really bright bright pink color right here. We will make a mess. We'll get on top of the tape a whole bunch but when you peel off the tape you have a perfect crisp line because underneath there nothing has gotten underneath there. It's just beautiful. All right let's just keep going with the tools. That is this fun little tool. I ran across this tool totally by random in a sale one time. It's from Beauty Blender and it's one of their puffs. I ran across it and I was like that looks pretty darn cool because it has a pocket where you can put your fingers. If you just want to have one finger up in there you can do one finger. But when I got this and I started using it to just kind of blend out any of my makeup you can use it on foundation. Concealer you can use it with powder. If you want to spray it and then put your setting spray on you can do that. It's perfect for picking up any excess oil or any creasing that you might get through the day. This is such a fun little tool and I have had this for over a year and this is how it washes up. I washed it up really nice for today but I just barely got it kind of dirty there with my makeup. I think this is an absolutely genius tool. I have three now. One that I keep in my makeup kit. One that I keep in my purse and one that I keep in my car. I love this. It has been wonderful for me. I have found some wonderful under $20 makeup items at Sephora. One of them being the Sephora Collection Lip Products. I think that they are so so good. Now I'm not going to be able to see all of these so these are the Rouge Shine Lip Blosses and they're very balm-like. They're a lot like the L'Oreal Balms that they have out but I like these a little bit better because they have a little bit more pigment to it. I will make sure that up on the screen goes the name of these because like I said, I can't read that to save my life even with my readers on so I'll make sure that that goes up but I love both of these colors. These are so rich and they feel so yummy on your lips and I just fell in love with them the minute that I got them and I can't wait for the sale this time because I'm putting in an order for more of these. I think that they're fantastic and then of course you all know that have been with me any amount of time that I love the Gel Rouge liners. These are an automatic liner and they have I think something like 30 or 40 different colors and they're very gel-like. So it's a softer formula almost to the point of a cream lipstick. So this first one right here is called Belle Flower. That is kind of a lilac muted lilac color almost purple color that I love to wear as a liner. The next one is called the nudist and it is my perfect nude because it has a very light tone to it. Not too warm and not too cool. And then the next one is called Rum Raisin. This is one of my favorite colors when I want to do a beautiful rosy deeper color. And then the last one is probably my favorite for any time you want to do a contour where you really want to up paint that pout a little bit bigger. This one is called Sinkers Suede and it is probably of all of them. The two on the end Belle Flower and Sinkers Suede are my very favorites and most worn. Most repurchased ones as well. These are a really high quality product that I have been talking about for probably the length of my channel which coming up on six years you guys. So yeah love these so much. Again with the Sephora collection are the Outrageous Plumping Shine Lipglosses. This one is in sparkling pink and I don't remember what this one is because I just got this not too long ago. Let me just show you what it has. It has this beautiful iridescence to it. It really is a pretty pretty color to it. And then the other one I got it because we were coming on into spring and I really wanted to have more of a coral color in my collection but one that I could manipulate and glosses are easy for me to manipulate. So I love having that coral. It is a little bit brighter than what I would normally wear but I think mixed with any of my pink liners it's going to be gorgeous. These last a long time they do have that very cooling effect but I always feel like my pout is bigger and I just love the shine and the lasting power on these. They're so good. And then right at the $20 mark are the Rare Beauty Liquid Blushes. I love these. I think they're called in a pinch or pinched blushes or something like that. Of course it will go up on the screen for you guys. This one is Believe. I love these colors. These are right up my alley. What I also like about these, that them being liquid is that you can work with these but this color is not going to be one that you need very much of. So at $20 that's going to be around a long time. So we have Believe and then Encourage and I just think these are so beautiful. So here I am just kind of blending them out buffing them out and they are so pretty and they are so easy to work with and they don't go anywhere during the day. So once you put them on you buff them into your cheeks you have them on and they are there. They just do so good. Now speaking of cream blush are also the Lys blushes and I just saw, I think it was on trend mood. Maybe it was this morning, that there's some new colors of this coming out and I'm going to be getting another color of this because I do really love this but this one is called Self Love and again these are just a satin matte cream blush and this one is highly pigmented as well and it's pretty darn close to these other colors except for it might have a bit more pink in it. I really love the formula of this. If you like a cream over a liquid you might like this one a lot better because I do feel like if you're going to do the liquid you almost need to do it with a puff or a sponge or a brush whereas this cream one you could just you know put it on with your fingers and not have a problem with it. I like the packaging on these two where they're the triangle it's a little bit different it's a little bit more fun. It does have a nice little mirror in there so if you wanted to throw it in your purse as well really great product. So another product from Lys is the Triple Fix Full Coverage Brightening Concealer. My color is LN6.  When I first got it I was like this is very comparable to the COSIS concealer only this is a little bit thinner than the COSIS so if you're somebody that feels like the COSIS was too thick for you which that's a serum concealer anyway but this is very very thin. A little tiny bit goes a long way and it covers like a dream and because it's so thin it doesn't crease at all it doesn't settle into my fine lines you have to set it down let's be real whenever we put on any sort of concealer any and we're smiling or we're talking or moving our face around we have to set it because there's going to be some creasing but this is my new second favorite next to COSIS because it's just so effortless I really am happy with this this is going to be one that I will absolutely repurchase and Lys so far has impressed me this is kind of a preparatory makeup item and this one is the Anastasia Beverly Hills eyeshadow primer I don't need to say a lot about this this is the mini tube that you can only buy it in a mini size I have had this tube for probably well over a year and it's still very full because such a tiny amount does you so well make sure eyeshadow pop you get all of your veining discoloration all of that it will cover that up now it is a little bit whiter so if you are somebody that doesn't like to have that whitish look then you probably won't like this but it works perfectly for me because it brightens up my eyeshadow makes it last all day long keeps it on all day long without any creasing I will say that if you get too much of this product itself on it will crease so put it on really buff it out well and just dust it real light with some translucent powder or go into your shadow immediately but it's such a good eyeshadow primer and I have talked about that until people are like we're sick of hearing about it the next product is from item beauty and it is the lash snack lengthening mascara this mascara stole my heart for one reason and one reason only look at that teeny tiny brush now because of my shaking hands I have a hard time manipulating big brushes if it's a big brush when I pull it out of the tube I'm gonna go nope can't do it because honestly I just shake so badly that I'm gonna every single time I'm gonna make a mess it's gonna get poked on the inner nose or it's gonna get poked up there in the eye something's gonna happen so I love having a smaller brush but the actual product itself is a great mascara it doesn't flake or smudge I will you know I won't say that it absolutely doesn't flake I live in the desert I live in it where it's very very dry turn the heat on in the winter it's gonna get triple dry and you know 12 to 14 hours into wearing my makeup I'm gonna get some flaking doesn't matter which one I wear unless it's an absolute budge proof waterproof one but this is fantastic for no smudging really does give me a nice volume and a really nice length on my eyelashes so I've been really impressed with that one speaking of mascara I want to talk to you about getting mini sized mascaras I do this because I need to try a lot of mascaras to weed out the good and the bad and so buying a full mascara especially when you're supposed to change out your mascara every three months for your eye health so you don't get infections it just would bother me that I felt like half of the big tube was going to waste this one is from Rare Beauty I have an ilia one I have one oh this two ilia ones the one they just came out with I have two milk makeup ones I have the tart man-eater one and I have the bite beauty one and out of all of these probably my favorite are I love both of the milk makeup ones no fludging no fludging no smudging no flaking and they're really good and I really like this new one as a matter of fact I have the new one on this eye today but like Anastasi Beverly Hills Charlotte Tilbury Hood of Beauty they all have mini ones and a lot of the makeup comes in mini sizes so if you feel like well I don't know if I'll go through all of that get it in the mini yes I know it's not quite as cost effective but unless it's something like foundation where you know that you're going to completely go through the whole jar this is the way to go for me I have another balm in this lineup and this one is from Fresh and it is their sugar hydrating lip balm it has they have different flavors of it this is a limited edition mango one and oh my goodness this smells amazing and it is so nourishing on lips I can't believe how lovely it is I was going to get the watermelon one until I saw this one and I was like well I'll go ahead and I'll get this one and it feels so good this is a thinner formula that you might wear not necessarily to bed because I don't think it would last that long but it's so good for just like everyday use and using it just as a lip balm and it smells divine I can't wait to get the watermelon one I think they're really good and then also these are the Sephora single colors now it's not the eye colors these are the cheek colors and you've heard me talk a lot about this one that is their contour color and this is in second chance and the powders themselves are really soft and they're very very blendable but what's beautiful about second chance is it is a very muddy grayish brownish toned color that gives you a contour instead of like the bronzer color so when you want to contour something you're wanting it to recede and then the bronzer is something that would warm up your face you'll be able to see this when I get it on here that it's pretty darn muddy looking makes a beautiful eye shadow as well but it is the perfect contour the first one of these that I had I had for probably three years the pot lasts forever and I just I love this it is the perfect contour for anybody that has been struggling with not knowing what colors to use this contour because it always looks weird so that is wonderful and then this one right here I picked up quite recently I picked it up because I really want to get my hands on that really pretty cool toned pink one from Dior that is a blush and I thought that this one might be really close to this one it's a little bit light I will say that if you are somebody that has any sort of a skin tone that is beyond medium there's probably no way you can wear this be a beautiful again it would be a very beautiful color that would be for the eyes but this is definitely a very very light product I don't know if it would even be close to the one that is like Dior I like it I use it you know when I'm doing a very cool toned look I like it a lot the powders themselves are exceptional they blend like a dream so you could use that maybe on top of another blush to deepen it up if you wanted to and any of the colors that are in that lineup are very very pretty colors and like I said the formula is great so I have a couple of them if you wanted to pick up some of the other ones I'm sure they'd be just as good this product surprised me I didn't even know about this product I'd never heard about this product but as I was researching this video and looking for things that were under twenty dollars on Sephora I found this and where has it been Smith's Rosebud Sav and it can be used all over the place now do any of you know what bag balm is I was raised by Cowboy and yes we use bag balm in our house for wounds because it has an antibacterial in it and it just works really good at healing wounds on animals or people both that's kind of what this sav is like but you can use this as a lip gloss you can see that it's kind of shiny in the pan right there you can use it as a lip gloss which is what I've been doing but you know what else I've been doing I've been using this on my cuticles and it's made my cuticles so soft and without any hang nails or anything beautiful balm on your lips and you can put it on burns too and I did that the other day I got a burn right here on my neck from my curling iron I just took some put it on there and by the next morning it didn't burn anymore so I'm really impressed by this I think it's a great sav and I think that it's something that I will continue to purchase I do wish that I had purchased it in the strawberry because strawberry is my favorite one so this is a great one and I think that it's one that you will like as well and then at the twenty dollar price point your girl's a little bit nuts but I love sol de Janeiro and I love these little fragrances that you can get and they're each twenty dollars but it doesn't matter which one you get although I have my favorites they're all so good the 62 I believe is the original and that one is the pistachio and salted caramel and you can spray this anywhere you can spray it in your hair it's actually meant for your hair too and I love this fragrance I use their body wash and their cream I just I could like somebody just fill up a tub with all of their products and just lay me in it and I could do that I love this stuff and then this one is the number 39 this is the coconut cream and toasted praline this one they all smell divine who am I kidding I love this one my husband has this is his favorite one and then number 71 is caramelized vanilla with macadamia they're just all they're very sweet so if you don't like sweet fragrances do not pick these up they're not fruity they just are sweet this is their newest one this is the sol de Janeiro and Anita this one has passion fruit nectar and pink patchouli in it this one is so yummy when I first got this one I was like oh my goodness they've got to make this into a cream and I hope that they do it's really a good one this one is the black amber plum and vanilla woods this is probably my least favorite but I still honestly I shoot just yeah just bathe me in this stuff it's just so so good all right let's do a little skincare this is one of the best waterproof makeup removers ever now you can see how it's separated right there you've got oil to here and then the cleanser product to here you just shake it up I always just shake it into my hand and rub my hand together and then start taking off all my makeup it will take off the most stubborn waterproof eye mascara or makeup that I own I love it it was forever my ride or die until the good molecules cleansing balm came along but I feel like the two are so close in what they do I love the cleansing balm I will continue to buy it but this baby is going to be in my skincare bag no matter what and it's slick it just takes makeup off without worrying about it just comes right off it's great and then another skincare item that I can't be without this one is probably my 80th bottle not that bad but pretty darn close the ordinary glycolic acid seven percent toning solution this makes my skin so soft I use this probably four to five times a week and in the morning and it just really helps to slough off the dead skin makes your skin really soft because you're getting fresh clean new skin out for me my aging skin how it's super dry this just works so good and I I won't be without it no matter what and then another product this product I've been talking about for a couple of months now again from the inky list tranhexamic acid night treatment this says helps reduce hyperpigmentation and I have been using this on my chest and on the back of my hands that's where most of my hyperpigmentation is I have been faithful about making sure that I got all of my skincare up here but I've been noticing that I've been having a really hard time really getting this chest area or my declate area to be clear I've had to use a lot of makeup on it so that it looked like there it was even and that bugs me but tranhexamic acid is supposed to be one of those products that actually will inhibit melanin melanin is what the color is the dark color that comes through in age spots or sun damage and this is an inhibitor I feel like it's doing gangbusters on the back of my hands my hands have cleaned up so much I'm still going through this area right here and still working with it but I do feel like they're starting to fade a lot there are a lot of products out there that will lighten and brighten but tranhexamic acid is the one that has been proven to block melanin this has really been a great product for me and I will continue to use it and continue to report back to you on it now one of the products that I've been using for a couple of years now is this from the ordinary and it is a vitamin c formula it is the ethylated ascorbic acid 15 solution this vitamin c for me is super duper effective and super gentle when I used regular ascorbic acid on my skin in other forms especially since I've gotten into menopause it just has really irritated them and made them feel horrible so I was so pleased to find this one I have noticed such a huge difference in my fine lines and around my mouth it's just been so good and then also I have really bad dry sagging skin from losing the weight that I lost right here on my chin not on my chin the waddle you know what I'm talking about this stuff right here so it's been really hard for me to keep that moisturized and it's been hard for me to keep that tightened as I've lost the weight so I do have a lot of loose skin there but I do feel like using the retinoid and this ascorbic acid really works well together I love both of them another skincare product that I'm so glad that I got sent this this I got in a pr package but I it's almost gone and I'm ready to repurchase as a matter of fact I do have another one coming to me in another fragrance this is from Mario Badescu skincare facial spray with aloe adaptogens and coconut water so if you're somebody that is allergic to coconut again please be careful this does have coconut water in it but they have several others that don't in the morning after I cleanse everything I want my skin to be plumped with water so I was for a long time just using a spray bottle and just you know going across my skin with this spray bottle and letting the water just sit there for a few minutes while it plumped everything up and then putting all the serums and everything on it's a great way to prep your skin this is the way my friend sherry always says it she always says if you have a dry sponge and you put some cream on top of it it's not going to plump that sponge up but you put water on it and that sponge is going to plump up and then you could lock it in with your moisture so that was her theory I love that analogy so that's what I am doing now with these sprays and they're not very expensive I feel like this is well worth the money and I just spray spray spray and it just is very refreshing I actually will spray Bill's face with this he loves it this for me has been really great and I've really been loving it so I think that is just about all of it you guys I think that was the last products I hope that you did enjoy this if you did enjoy it please give it a thumbs up and let me know what you think about these speed reviews these things that I can show you that are at places like Sephora and Ulta where we don't think we can shop because it's just too dang expensive but you look at some of these and you're going these are excellent products and they're not going to kill my pocketbook so I hope that you did enjoy it and I hope that you're doing well come around again really soon in my next video I can't wait to see you again right here I love you very much and I'll talk to you very very soon my friends take care bye bye


That coconut one sure hits the spot. Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples and said, take this, all of you, and eat it. This is my body which will be given up for you. Let's keepin' him. You think he'd get himself another pickup? That heat breaks down more than my old lady had awake. He's hung around the motor pool so long, maybe he fancies himself a mechanic. Man, I'm still hungry. Why's it always me? McKinney drives right by this place. He could have picked them up this time. Man, what's a rush? You're late, you're late. Chaplain's OK, as long as he doesn't bring his mutt. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again, he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples and said, take this, all of you, and drink from it. This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all men, so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. 730, did I get here early or did I get here early? The mass has ended. Go in peace. Thank you, God. I'm going to send this for the pooch, just in case. Good morning, thank you. Good morning, thank you. Eva, Eva, your sister Minnie looks wonderful. As a matter of fact, she even lit into me for being late at the hospital. She liked you.  See, he's no drunk, she says. Now, now. Well, he scolded Minnie for gossiping so much. That's why she doesn't like him. Say, did I take what? Eva, Eva, I would love to chat with you a while longer. You got Armie this weekend? I'm afraid so. And if I'm late today, they're going to court marshal me for sure. And listen, you tell Minnie I'll be at the hospital 7 o'clock Monday morning, shall I? OK, thank you, bye, bye, bye, bye. Especially if we keep you waiting all this while. What kind of vision do you have of this machine? It's a 390, four-barreled dual exhaust. I got something for you too. Yeah, he's going to spoil it. What's wrong with your machine? I got a leak in the brake lining. I noticed it yesterday when I was taking up the free play in the clutch, but I dropped a clue all over the ground. Oh, incidentally, about a mile, mile and a half down the road, there's a little house on the right. I want to drop the dog off for him. Right. So here's your dog. That's what I want to ask you. How's he doing? Still struggling, man. 40, 60, 60, 40, you might say. He, uh, he short-tied one arm last weekend. I'm sorry to hear that. You know, it's such a- So you did your best. You tried.  Well, maybe there's something more we can do, Pena. Maybe we can go all out. You know, she always kept him in line. I mean, sure he drank, but not, not like this. Not swallowing in some pity the way he does now. Well, maybe you and I can persuade him to get help. I mean, real help. You know, the LA is a great organization. Sure. Trying to fit everything in, it's a problem. There never seems to be enough time. You rush around a lot. It's demanding. People ask, where do I find time to fit this all in? Being a full-time parish priest and a chaplain in the reserves. Well, it isn't easy, but it can be done. And it can be done, I feel, without neglecting one's duty to his parish. It's a matter of economizing your time, setting priorities, tight scheduling. That's the important thing. But there's a lot of flexibility in a reserve chaplaincy, too. Like, if you're late for a meeting or if your church duties prevent you from getting to a training session, well, you can make it up. And most of the time on your own time and in your own way. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples and said, take this, all of you, and eat it. This is my body, which will be given up to you. Is it worth stretching myself out like this? Well, to me it is, because I believe what I'm doing is really important to my church and to my country. I'm using this extra time to extend my ministry, to reach out to that unique group of citizen soldiers, civilians like myself. People who'll be among the first to go if war broke out, their lives disrupted, their courage and faith put to the severest test, and I'm pledged to be right there with them, to be their spiritual advisor, to bring the testimony of religious faith into their lives at a very time when their lives hang in the balance. To me, it's a calling that no clergyman need to apologize for. Now, where in the world can we get bendies like this, fellas? Saudi Arabia. I think I would do better than that. You know what I wanted to talk to you about? Mill has been looking really down the last couple of weeks, and I see he's been missing a couple of meetings. Is there anything that you know about that might be wrong? Yes, sir. He called up their company here last week and said he's having problems with his wife. Mr. Javid, you have any problems with him? Come, I'll put you back to 8-1, okay? I'm working with these guys. They're in their prime, they're dedicated. It's like working with a special youth ministry, and it gives me the golden opportunity to get through to some guys that I'd never see in my pew on a Sunday morning. That's real satisfaction for me. It's a dual ministry, really, and I'm caught up in it. Responsive reading 82. The new birth. In the beginning was the word, and the word was God. All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made. There was a man named Jesus, and he told stories a long time ago that we still tell today. And this is a story he told about a man in his family. And he said, a certain man had two sons, and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. Getting through to people, communicating anywhere you can, helping people to cope, to see themselves and their problems clearly. Spreading the word. Brothers and sisters, faith in Jesus can set you free. I don't hesitate to take that word of Jesus to the city streets. Hi, Reverend Green, how are you? I'm fine, how are you? It's good to see you in church this morning. Thank you, good to see you out, sir. Ms. Tom, how is he? Yeah, he's coming along. He's still in the hospital. How was the operation? The operation was a success. He's still in a bit of pain, though. Yeah, well, you tell him I'm sorry I haven't seen him till now, but I'll be up this week for sure. And you and your brother getting along a little bit better at home? Yeah. I'd like to hear that now. What's the best thing about church? Well, you mean a lot of people. You have to relate to people as they really are. Knowing people, letting people get to know you, that's one-on-one contact, and I like that. If Jesus was never too tired or too busy to talk to people as individuals, why should I? That's why I became a chaplain in the Army Reserve, the opportunity for one-on-one contact. The newest truck the Army has, heavy equipment transport. You know what I'm saying, chaplain? The woman just doesn't understand how it is or doesn't want to understand. You think I was fooling around or something? Last week, she says, listen, baby, it's me or the reserves. Why should I quit the reserves? Well, if you talk to your wife more about the work you do here and why, she might not feel shortchanged by you. She thinks I joined up just to get away from her and the kids. And you know something, chaplain? She's half right. If I stop by and talk to her about my experience in the Reserve, it might help her to relate to you a little better. That sounds good, chaplain. I would look forward to that. How are you guys doing? Hello, chaplain. How are you doing? Fine, fine. We're in a little bit, isn't it?  Last weekend, can you get a hand? I appreciate that. Working with these young soldiers can be very rewarding. Once you've gained their confidence and you've built up that bond of trust, they open up. And you can do something with that, even if it's just to listen. But most of the time, there's a lot more to do than that. And from the depths of their affliction, the martyrs lifted their voices in a song of faith in the coming of the Messianic Age, when justice and brotherhood will reign among men. Oh, that they would enter into my prayer. Then would I fully open my heart in prayer, supplication, and holy speech.  May he who causes peace to reign in the high heavens let peace descend on us, on all Israel and all the world. Shabbat shalom. I'm very glad that you were able to come to services this Friday. Thank you. I enjoyed it very much. Oh, thank you. It's always a pleasure to see your face there. I hope I'll be able to come more often. So do I. Oh, sure. There are many in my synagogue who wonder why their rabbi serves in the National Guard. It's a real mystery to some of them. What does a rabbi do in the National Guard, they ask? Well, I tell them I do what other rabbis do. I teach, I conduct services, I counsel, I visit the sick. The only difference is once a month, I do it in Army Green. How are you, David? Pretty good. Stomachs finally settle down. But my mouth is still kind of dry. I think the drugs have given me. But how are you? Well, I'm getting pretty depressed.  And I've got my wife at home. I'm not taking any money in. I can't get to my job.  Trying to be crazy. Total readiness. That's the buzzword around here. The National Guard chaplain has to be ready just like everyone else. OK, over here is for minefield. They have to go through it, find the mines, mark them. So the next thing to come in, find, take them up and reset them. You have to be physically, spiritually, and professionally prepared for mobilization. That's the commitment that I've made to my country and to these soldiers. About two hours. Chaplain, this is the M-47 Dragon anti-tank missile. It is one of the Army's most effective weapons against tanks. Everything has to be planned for and worked out ahead of time.  And then you design and develop your own program for meeting the spiritual and human needs of your men in the event of a call-up. Has this been checked for leakage? Yes, sir. How exactly do you do that? Well, after you have it. Another thing you do is secure and organize all your military equipment. Clothing, books and regulations, religious materials, chaplains kit, blanket, tents, cots, everything necessary to be effective in the field if your unit is called to duty. It's a good idea to inventory this stuff now and then. And you should have your personal gear and supplies packed and ready to go. In order to be effective, truly effective, a National Guard chaplain has to grow steadily in his knowledge of how the Army operates. It's command structures, technical channels of communications, the wise and wherefores. Sometimes that means that you burn the midnight oil. Extension courses are available, and you can take advanced training at chaplain schools and other Army schools. You can't possibly hope to do all this without a deep personal commitment, a belief that what you're doing really counts. M16, M203s? What is it all about, chaplain? Well, I can tell you what the scripture has to say about it. But the most important thing is how you feel about it. How do you feel about it? Well, the Bible said thou should not kill. I feel like I got a job to do. I was assigned to this job, so I'm going to pursue that. I'm available. I'm professionally prepared. Call me if you need me. That, in effect, is what you're saying to your country when you join the National Guard. It's a voluntary thing. You do it because you want to, and because you need it there. Don't think this is all noble self-sacrifice on my part. The adventure of being out there with the troops, excitement of roughing it for a weekend every once in a while, I'm attracted to that. The camaraderie, the lasting friendship. Some people may question the morality of any clergyman in military guard, but I honestly believe my presence doesn't imply any endorsement of war or any national policy. I'm there because my parishioners are there. You know, they may not think about it now, but if a real crisis should occur, and I pray one never will, I'm the one they would come to for help, in personal matters, for solace and spiritual guidance, because their lives are going to be severely disrupted and threatened. And I believe I can be of great service to them in a crisis situation. Right off, you realize that these men suffer the same afflictions as any other member of the parish. The deep hurts, the false values, doubts about the faith, alcoholism, troubled children. Hey, Robert. How you doing, Shepard? I picked this up, but you might like to take a look at it. P.T., parent effectiveness training. Do you think it'll help? Well, give it a try. Thanks, Shepard. I'm really beginning to get to them now, just being out there with them in the same uniform. The barriers start coming down. I'm growing, too. My communication skills are getting better. I think I'm beginning to understand the human condition a little better, just being with them. To be honest.  Oh, yes, Captain Green. How are you? Well, just fine, and you? Fine, thank you. We're watching while I'm observing this young lady here prepare the new meal. Well, at least we're in good shape. We have a clerk who can cook. How long has this been going on? About a month, two months now. And I don't want to get anyone in any trouble or anything, but it's just beginning to interfere with my job. Well, you're taking a part of this step coming to talk to me and get these feelings out in the open. You feel better now? A few months ago, I managed to get a few of the fathers together in my unit for a meeting. And we had a very serious discussion about religion in modern life, the problems of raising children, marriage, divorce, the single parent. It was wonderful. So now we formed a discussion group, and we meet whenever we can. No topic is taboo. And right now, I've begun to introduce them to TA, transactional analysis. I know it sounds heavy, but the concepts are very simple. It's a practical way for them to get in touch with their feelings, the fears, the angers, and to begin the healing process. And their response has been very enthusiastic. Let the glory of God be extolled. Let his great name be hallowed in the world whose creation he willed. May his kingdom soon prevail in our own day, our own lives, and the life of all Israel. And let us say amen. Let his great name be one weekend a month, two weeks during annual training. That doesn't provide much opportunity for ministering in the conventional sense. Still, you'll be surprised at how many opportunities you'll have to teach on weekends and during annual training. And by and large, you'll have excellent support from your staff officers and commanders in providing time for worship. Thank you all for joining in this Sunday service.  Now, I'm having trouble at home and on my job at getting out there and making on time. Well, let's talk specifically. What exactly are the problems that you're encountering at work? If you take the attitude that you're gonna reach these guys any way that you can, if you join in your unit's activities, then you'll find real fulfillment in your National Guard chaplaincy. You'll have full reign for your initiative. You can be as innovative with your congregation as your imagination and your energy allow. How you doing, guys? Good, fine. Not all situations are in crisis intervention. It could be a simple matter of a guy not knowing how to make friends or keep friends, and he doesn't know why. He could be as awkward as a kid in summer camp. So it's up to us to bring him out of his isolation, to promote growth, self-esteem. That's the important thing, to get him out of his awkwardness. You guys will be getting off pretty soon. I will as well. How are we doing, okay? Sure. To look at them, you wouldn't think that they wanted to talk about anything spiritual, but they do, many do. So you go to them. Just being there with them, you're carrying out the greatest tradition of the Army chaplaincy. You're following in the footsteps of some great spiritual leaders. The year, 1775. The place, Bunker Hill. Chaplain David Avery braves the withering fire of advancing British infantry to quench the physical and spiritual thirst of dying militiamen. 1778, Valley Forge. Chaplain Israel Evans suffers in praise with the Continental Army in his darkest hour. 1863, Gettysburg. The second day of battle. Under a hail of fire, Chaplain Corby ministers the last rites to the dying soldiers of the Irish Brigade. 1943, the troop ship Dorchester, gawd by torpedoes, sinks below the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. On board are four United States Army chaplains, two Protestants, a Catholic priest, and a Jewish rabbi. All of them give away their own life jackets and go down with the ship. Their heroic sacrifice, like the sacrifices of chaplains in the Korean War and Vietnam, have left a legacy richly studded with examples of great personal courage and devotion to duty. This legacy inspired men and women to become chaplain candidates. Most of the training they'll receive for the chaplaincy takes place here, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, home of the United States Army chaplain school. Whether you're a candidate for the active army chaplaincy, the Army Reserve, or the National Guard, this is where you'll come to take a rigorous training program in basic military subjects.  But you will be taught how to integrate religious teachings, ethics, morals into the life of the soldier, how to talk to and counsel with today's breed of soldier, and how to work effectively within the military system. It's a demanding program. But before I tell you how to get in it, let me make a few important points clear. As a chaplain, you're not required to bear arms. You know that. But you should also know that you're not going to be told what to preach or how to preach. There's no official army way of conducting services or providing pastoral care. You will be free to conduct services according to the dictates of your conscience and the teachings of your church. Although you'll be a commissioned officer holding rank with pay to match, you will always be referred to by the menu serve as chaplain, whether you're a first lieutenant or general. And if your unit is called up during a national emergency, you may be ordered to active duty. That's the bottom line of the commitment you'll be making if you join the army reserves. Now, as for the required qualifications, to be eligible, you must be under 33 years of age at the time of your appointment, and able to pass a standard physical. Your educational credentials should include 120 semester hours of credit plus a masters of divinity degree or its equivalent. You must be regularly ordained and actively engaged in the practice of the ministry as your principal vocation in life. Equally important, you must have the endorsement for the chaplaincy by a recognized religious denomination. This ecclesiastical endorsement is a simple written statement that you, the applicant, have the approval of your church to become a reserve army chaplain. Now, for those of you who are still seminarians with a genuine interest in the chaplaincy, here's good news. You don't have to wait to be fully ordained to apply. The army has an attractive auction for seminarians. It's called the chaplain candidate program, sort of an ROTC for chaplain candidates. You'll wear the insignia of a chaplain candidate, only later will you wear the cross or tablets. You'll undergo six weeks of intensive instruction at the Army Chaplain School. This basic officer's course is given in the summer and while training, you'll receive full pay and allowances. Oh, incidentally, at this point in your training, you'll be addressed as lieutenant, not chaplain. That comes later. After completing the basic course, you can apply for additional training. Say as a part-time assistant to a chaplain on a reserve unit near you or in a selective studies program or a self-improvement reading course to help deepen your knowledge of the chaplaincy. Upon your graduation or donation and with the endorsement of your church, you'll be commissioned to chaplain in the Army Reserves or the Army National Guard. Now it's important to remember that during a national emergency, you could be called to active duty, although not without the approval of your church's superiors. As for your assignment, most of you will serve with a unit nearest you. Sometimes there's one in your own community. You'll be required to participate in monthly training assemblies plus two weeks of annual training at an active Army installation. By the way, as a chaplain, you'll be allowed sufficient free time during weekend training to conduct services in your own parish at the regular times. Oh, by the way, you get paid and the pay is better than you might expect. For instance, because there are four drill periods in every training weekend and you get one full day's pay for each drill period, that works out to four full days pay for one weekend's worth of work. That's something to think about. And so are these other attractive benefits such as retirement pay at age 60 for those with 20 years of qualifying service and low-cost life insurance and shopping privileges at the post exchange, one day's privilege for every eight-hour training period. Your spouse and dependent children can accompany you. You get commissary privileges too during your two weeks of annual training. When you're on active duty, you and your family can participate in all the activities of the officer's club. There's much more, of course. Survivors and medical coverage, uniform allowances, travel. Some units even take their summer training in Europe. You'll find that while you're on active duty, the chapels you will use are well-constructed and beautiful. There are educational opportunities too to help advance your careers and earn promotions. So the inducements are there. But by far the one that counts the most is your sincere desire to extend your civilian ministries into the dynamic world of the Army Reservist. These dedicated men and women are carrying more than their share of the burden of national defense. The need for chaplains of all faiths to serve has never been greater. This is an Army Reserve Training Center.  And here they come, America's citizen soldiers, volunteers all, men and women who have put aside their civilian cares one weekend a month to do what's been described as the most important part-time job in America today. They're reservists and they've come to train and prepare to maintain their proficiency and skills that would be sorely needed in event of a national emergency. Working right along with the infantrymen, the radio operators, the medics and the engineers, our priests, rabbis and ministers, men and women of the cloths, full-time civilian clergy who are volunteer chaplains in the reserves. They live double lives. And as chief of Army chaplains I'm particularly proud of the fine job they're doing, proud of the extra effort they're making to fill the religious and pastoral needs of their fellow reservists. It's a big responsibility. For never before have our reserves been so important to our national security with today's much leaner active Army. The role of the reservist has grown in importance and so has the need for providing adequate religious leadership for our reserve forces. Currently we're burdened by a serious shortage of reserve chaplains. We need your help. We especially need more Catholic priests and ethnic ministers in the program. Here you have the opportunity to extend your ministry part-time into the Army Reserve environment while continuing to fulfill your duties to your local parish. I appeal to you all pastors, church leaders, seminarians to do what you can to help us relieve this shortage of chaplains in the reserve components. When you think of the responsibility these dedicated Americans are shouldering of their commitment and sacrifice. Can we of the cloth be satisfied doing less? Dare we take the chance of these men going into battle someday with everything except the spiritual and moral guidance only you can provide. The decision is yours.