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# Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
- URL: https://www.loganmartinisaac.com/christian-peace-witness/
- Published: 2007-03-16T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T19:11:52.000Z
- Author: Logan Martin Isaac
- Tags: Public Speaking, Sojourners

A reading from the reflections of Joshua Casteel, a US soldier.\* 

> When I traveled outside the prison walls on convoys, terror surged through my heart. I was not afraid of being killed; “If you live by the sword, by the sword shall you die.” If I died with a loaded rifle, I could not be angry with God. The terror that filled me was a possibility of becoming one who kills.   
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> Once while driving outside, I pointed my rifle as I always did out the window of our armored humvee. Through the sights of my rifle, I saw the faces of three young shepherd boys, probably 8 years old each. I realized in that moment that I had just pointed a loaded weapon at three 8-year-old boys.   
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> How was I, an ambassador of the love of Jesus Christ, supposed to recall that day? How can I talk of the freedom of Christ while playing the role of captive? How can I talk of faith when I only move from place to place by means of guns pointed in all directions, even at 8-year-old shepherd boys?

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\*Joshua’s testimony can be found in chapter 16 of [*Blood Guilt: Christian Responses to America’s War on Terror*](https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Guilt-Christian-Responses-Americas/dp/0983375313?ref=loganmartinisaac.com) (New Covenant Press, 2011), page 238\.