“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…

"The LORD, your God, is in your midst…He will exult over you with loud singing…" Zephaniah 3:17
“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 …
“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.” 2 Corinthians 4:1 “Therefore, since we have this ministry…” It took me a while to get here; in fact, …
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 …
One way that I cope with sorrow and tragedy, such as the recent shootings at the elementary school in Connecticut, but also with the stress that comes from my occupation, is by writing. A famous …
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 As an on-call Chaplain I am called, fairly often, to the bedside of a dying patient. What doesn’t happen very often, thankfully, is …