Chaplain Rob Sugg
Chaplain Rob Sugg is a Presbyterian minister, U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Retired), and retired paramedic dedicated to providing Biblically grounded pastoral care, ethical analysis, and research-based commentary.
With decades of service in military, hospital, and hospice chaplaincy, Chaplain Sugg has pastored 12 congregations across diverse settings, including military communities in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, and deployed with the US Army to LSA-Kuwait in support of OIF/OEF in 2008. He developed and delivered training for chaplains deploying to high-risk environments and served as staff chaplain and course director at the USAF Expeditionary Center. His military experience includes specialized training as an Army Family Life chaplain, eight units of Clinical Pastoral Education, and recognition as a Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He holds a Master of Divinity and a Master of Counseling Psychology. A licensed amateur radio operator (KM4SPJ), Chaplain Sugg resides in Crestview, Florida, with his wife and ministry partner, Karen.
Chaplain Sugg’s full biography may be found here: http://linkedin.com/in/chaplainrobsugg
Karen Sugg
Karen Sugg is a dedicated educator, ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and ministry partner who has served alongside her husband, Chaplain Rob Sugg, in pastoral, military, and community contexts for decades.
Karen graduated from North Kingstown High School in 1969 and earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education (1973) from Rhode Island College, followed by a master’s degree in severe and profound special education from Rhode Island College and an additional master’s in mild and moderate special education from Providence College. From 1974 to 2002, she devoted 28 years to special education in Rhode Island. Her career began at the Joseph Ladd Center (Ladd School) in Exeter, progressed to early intervention services for birth-to-age-3 in Woonsocket, returned to the Ladd School as a Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP)—where she coordinated multidisciplinary teams and helped shape policy—then concluded at the Rhode Island Training School for youth, where she poured love into her students.
In 1987, Karen married Rob and provided steadfast support as he built his ambulance service. She was ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), taught Old and New Testament studies, and volunteered at a community homeless shelter. She is also a master gardener and skilled embroiderer whose floral displays and hand-crafted gifts have blessed many.
Beginning in 1998, as Rob transitioned into military chaplaincy, Karen navigated the demands of frequent moves across multiple bases—including Andrews AFB (DC), Tyndall AFB (FL), Fort Hood (TX), Eglin AFB (FL), Grand Forks AFB (ND), and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NJ)—while supporting Rob through deployments totaling two years as a solo military spouse. On every installation, she became a “mom” to young service members and received a leadership award from the Tyndall AFB wing commander.
In 2014, the Suggs settled in Crestview, Florida. In 2019, Karen and Rob launched Truth for the Soul (TFTS), a biblically-grounded platform for news curation, research, and commentary viewed through the lens of Scripture. Karen continues as an essential partner in this shared ministry.
Between 2021 and 2024, Karen courageously survived a serious bout with COVID (including 11 days in ICU) followed by cancer, radiation, and chemotherapy—experiences she attributes to the sustaining grace of God. Today she enjoys a slower pace, quality time with the Lord, her husband, friends, and her creative crafts.
Chaplain Rob’s Philosophy of Ministry
My ministry rests on the inerrant Word of God, held in historical orthodox faith. Scripture comes first. Doctrine, denomination and every method of ministry stand on it.
I am called to be present with the broken hearted. Every person bears the image of God. I listen first, I ask the hard questions, and I point people toward the hope of the Gospel; each back to a believing community in his or her own Christian tradition.
I meet every believer as a brother or sister in Christ. Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Orthodox or any other, I make no distinction among those who stand on the Word of God, who acknowledge sin and repent, and who trust in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Beyond these essentials I give liberty. I honor each tradition and help each person worship faithfully within their own tradition.
Liberty is not indifference. Every tradition answers to Scripture, and departures from the orthodox faith are named plainly, whatever the label, including Liberation Theology and Marxist revisionism.
Through Truth For The Soul, I carry this ministry into the public square. Each day I curate open-source reporting on current events, and each Friday the Weekend Review weighs these events against Scripture and the evidence. Official and popular claims are tested, not assumed, and readers are equipped to see clearly, think biblically and stand firmly in confusing times.
In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity.
Soli Deo Gloria.
Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. – John 3:21Â