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28 Feb 2020 Chaplaincy / Practical-funeral / resources

Four ways to offer clarity to families in a funeral.

I’ve done words for a long time. I’ve talked, I’ve earned three degrees about words. I’ve been around funerals and

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16 Dec 2019 Chaplaincy / resources

A conversation on hope – video

Dr Dave Johnson and I spent some time talking about the importance and nature of hope. We both work in

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6 Dec 2019 Chaplaincy / resources

A conversation about pain and grief – video

I sat with an old friend, Dave Johnson, for a series of conversations. This one is about pain and grief.

29 Oct 2019 Chaplaincy / resources

Pain, grief, and forgiveness.

I talk in patient rooms and hallways all the time about pain and grief and forgiveness. For obvious reasons, there

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22 Jun 2019 Practical-funeral / resources

One way to find a funeral home.

At our hospital, chaplains are the people with the responsibility and opportunity to ask families what funeral home they will

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11 Jun 2019 resources

Resource: Suffering with

Cynthia B Eriksson starts her article Suffering With: A Tender Journey of Mutuality in Suffering, Comfort, and Joy with words

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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. 

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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.

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