The Covenant Names of God

by Richard Sones

Richard Sones Richard Sones grew up as the eldest son of an Army Signal Corps officer and, as such, lived all over the world. Moving frequently, he attended army chapels and gained a well-rounded Christian perspective by learning under the guidance of chaplains from many different denominations. Then after graduating seminary with a Master’s degree in Divinity, a small, 150-year-old Baptist church in rural Amelia County, Virginia, ordained him as their pastor. Having army blood in his veins, it wasn’t long before he answered the call to duty and joined the army as a chaplain. Now retired from the army after serving nearly 28 years, he continues in ministry as the pastor of a Baptist church in west Texas and a hospital chaplain in El Paso, where he lives with his wife of more than 40 years. His four children are grown and on their own adventures in life. Richard enjoys teaching as much as any aspect of ministry. He has a heart and knack for taking complicated themes and making them easy to understand. In addition, mainly due to leadership training throughout his military career, he is adept at putting things in perspective, cutting through the fluff, and getting to the meat of a topic.