Look around you- what do you see? Peace? Beauty? Safety? For those of us who have served we have often seen the opposite: destruction, pain, death & abuse of power.
And yet, even in the worst of times we do glimpse beauty. That misty early morning patrol, the hospitality of a villager or the sacrifice of a friend.

If Christianity is true it must explain these opposites: beauty & ugliness, life & death, abuse & sacrifice.

In the Bible we read of a world made good. mankind made like God: noble, strong, creative- good. We read how we spoilt ourselves & the world by greed & pride- the bible calls this sin. Sin didn't just corrupt us- it damaged creation itself. God made us good - Sin made us bad. . So that's what we see: a good world spoiled, good people fallen.


Whilst that may explain what we see around us it still doesn't give us any hope. That's where we need a rescue.

Close air support, our own mortars firing, in the darkness at the RV hearing the chinook thumping in low over our heads to extract us. None of them come close. This rescue was infinitely more audacious, more dramatic, more significant, more complete than our experience - or any war film.
God Himself. Coming into His own creation. To make peace with us, to die on the cross, paying for all our sins- and to rise again. Death could not hold Him, the religious could not suppress Him, the Romans could not convict Him. 'It is Finished' He said- and it was.


So what? You have a choice. Ignore it & go your own way or turn and follow every Commander in Chief's Commander in Chief. Perhaps you long for this to be true, you want to believe but think that this it is a myth or a fairytale. We say not. More contemporary historical references than Julius Caesar, . But don't take our word for it- ... The Bible makes the extraordinary claim that God came into the world He had made to rescue those who have rejected His right authority.

The 'Victorious Cross' was created by a group of Christians in the military. We want to share the greatest treasure we have: forgiveness & eternal life in the Lord Jesus Christ.

We hope that the 'Victorious Cross' will help us to offer this good news to you in a way that is attractive, engaging and effective.

If you would like to know more, have questions or would like to challenge us please get in touch using the contact form below.

Christianity is built on reason & relationship:

God calls us 'to reason together' (Isaiah 1:18). You have questions? Good- so do we!
We may not have all the answers but we are always ready to give an honest response to an honest challenge.

We are not interested in 'fire and forget' religious diatribes: you are not a target and this message is more valuable than any guided missile.

Please drop us a line using the form below. We would be delighted to have conversation or link you up with someone locally.

There are lots of excellent resource out there- and some not so good ones. Here are some good links that we would recommend if you would like to explore more for yourself.

SASRA

Working alongside the Chaplaincy, SASRA Scripture Readers work to introduce soldiers and air force personnel to a practical experience of the Christian faith by living and working alongside them. Christianity is based on relationship - with God and each other .Being a Christian is a team sport. SASRA can put you in touch with a local Scripture Reader or a local church.

Armed Forces Christian Union (AFCU)

The Armed Forces Christian Union runs events, offers prayer and can link you up with other Christians for fellowship.

Naval & Military Bible Society (NMBS)

The Naval & Military Bible Society provides free Bibles, literature and digital resources to serving personnel.

The Bible Project

The Bible Project videos are an excellent starting point for getting to grips with the bible and its themes. It is a great resource to use alongside reading the Bible.