“The way we deal with loss shapes our capacity to be present to life more than anything else. The way we protect ourselves from loss may be the way in which we distance ourselves from …
Dear Dad, You Lied…
Chaplain
An Easter-Kind-of Day
I’m a Hospice Chaplain. 100% of my patients are dying. 100% of my families are grieving, some to a lesser, some to a greater extent. But all are about to be affected by a great …
Morning Devotion – Meditation on Psalm 8
Sometimes, Lord, I am overwhelmed at Your greatness! The vastness of Your love; the beauty of Your creation…there are no words to adequately describe You and all that You have spoken into being. I am …
To Hear God’s Song
“The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; He will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love He will exult over you with loud singing.” …
A Nursing Home Chaplain
“So, you’re a Chaplain…in a nursing home. Wow. That must be depressing.” I get that, or like-statements, fairly often. And I answer, “Yes. Yes. And yes and no.” And actually the term, “Nursing Home,” is …