REBROADCAST: The Cost of Sacrifice

2022-04-07

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To sacrifice for Queen and country is one thing, but would you lay down your life for an enemy? --- This week we are repeating an episode that first aired in 2017 when, like this year, Easter and Anzac Day were very close together. “Australian service men and women serve for their Queen, their country and their comrades. They do that willingly, and they do that well. But Christ laid down his life for his enemies, which is just an incredible thing to do when I think about it.” As a mem...

To sacrifice for Queen and country is one thing, but would you lay down your life for an enemy?

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This week we are repeating an episode that first aired in 2017 when, like this year, Easter and Anzac Day were very close together.

“Australian service men and women serve for their Queen, their country and their comrades. They do that willingly, and they do that well. But Christ laid down his life for his enemies, which is just an incredible thing to do when I think about it.”

As a member of the Australian Defence Force, and a Christian, Colonel Craig Bickell is all too familiar with the reality – and cost – of sacrifice.

In this episode, we asked him about Easter and Anzac Day, what Christian faith has to offer the profession of arms, and how he remains hopeful even in the face of the darker side of humanity. Also, he shares his own journey of faith involving a girl, warrior’s guilt, and a stained-glass window.

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