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29 Mar 2021 Chaplaincy

When a book is close to home.

A collection of my prayers and reflections during the last year was published recently (God. We Still Need You). I

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24 Mar 2021 Chaplaincy

Praying in a pandemic.

My new collection of prayers and reflections from the past year is now available.: God. We Still Need You: A

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17 Feb 2021 Chaplaincy

God. We still need you.

My next-to-last book was a collection of Sunday prayers, prayed in the hospital chapel where I’m a chaplain. Each Sunday,

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6 Feb 2021 Chaplaincy

A conversation about calling

Jen Bradbury. Called: A Novel about Youth Ministry Transitions. The Youth Cartel, 2020. I’ve known Jen for several years. We’ve

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1 Jan 2021 Chaplaincy

A prayer for the person at the edge of life and death.

I’ve written about everyone else at a CODE BLUE–an event, usually in a hospital where a person’s heart has stopped

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29 Dec 2020 Chaplaincy

Prayers of a hospital chaplain on the way to a Code Blue.

The warning sound on the overhead paging system is heart-grabbing, starting at a low pitch, then quickly sliding higher. And

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18 Dec 2020 Chaplaincy

I hate shots. But I’m on the list.

I hate shots. I can’t watch other people get them. I turn my head all the time in the hospital

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25 Nov 2020 Chaplaincy

Words matter.

I am a words guy. And I’m getting worse. My friends come to me for words sometimes. They are looking

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7 Nov 2020 Chaplaincy

Grief and Holidays in 2020

We’re exhausted, many of us. We can’t quite figure out why. We can’t think as clearly as usual, we don’t

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31 Oct 2020 Chaplaincy

Excess grief

Dear friends. Some of you know that I see people who die, sometimes before, sometimes after. It’s what chaplains do

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What I say when loved ones die

Talking to people after a loved one’s death is scary. This Is Hard gives you words from a hospital chaplain that will help you know what to say, and not to say. It won’t get easy, but you won’t be lost.

A book for when our hearts need the words to pray.

Sometimes we need words to help us pray. I pray every Sunday in a hospital chapel and then share those prayers at 300wordsaday.com Now, a year of those prayers are gathered in “God. We Need You”: A Year of Prayer in a Hospital Chapel. Buy it now in paperback or on Kindle.

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For the worst days in people’s lives, how can we offer the best care?

That’s what chaplains are always asking. That’s probably what you are asking yourself right now. Or you will. 

We’ll do what we can to help you, with scripts, stories, resources, and help.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jon

Here’s how to start your next (or first) funeral.

When you are asked to do a funeral and you aren’t sure where to start, start here. Giving a Life Meaning: How to lead funerals, memorial services, and celebrations of life, is like an email from a pastoral mentor.

For reflections on hospital work, read this.

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