Praying in a pandemic.
My new collection of prayers and reflections from the past year is now available.: God. We Still Need You: A
Category: 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,
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
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
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
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
Words matter.
I am a words guy. And I’m getting worse. My friends come to me for words sometimes. They are looking
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
Excess grief
Dear friends. Some of you know that I see people who die, sometimes before, sometimes after. It’s what chaplains do
Helpful books for hard times.
I led a funeral today for a guy I’ve known for several years. He and his wife attended the church
