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31 Jul 2019 Chaplaincy

Video: What’s the lesson God’s teaching?

I often hear people talking about God teaching them this lesson or that. Though we have many stories about the

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31 Jul 2019 Practical - consolation

How not to help a sufferer.

Before considering what to do to be helpful, Gavin Ortland suggests four things NOT to do. (Read the full article

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4 Jul 2019 practical-ER visits

When visiting people in the ER, look them in the eyes.

Some of us are squeamish about blood, especially in the hospital. So when we need to visit a friend, family

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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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21 Jun 2019 Chaplaincy / Practical - consolation

10 simple phrases when visiting in the first hours after a death.

I’m sorry. Nothing: (Sixty seconds of silence) May I take care of that? (and take the tissue out of their

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21 Jun 2019 Disaster / Shooting

Resource: Humanitarian Disaster Institute.

The Humanitarian Disaster Institute provides incredibly helpful, practical resources for people who are helping with disaster relief. It was founded by

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15 Jun 2019 Chaplaincy / Practical - consolation

Can my loved one hear me?

In the last hours and minutes of people’s lives, laying in hospital and hospice beds, we often hear the question,

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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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5 Jun 2019 Practical - consolation

Remember the best conversation, not necessarily the last one.

People often say, “I wish I had told them I loved them” the last time they spoke with their loved

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1 Jun 2019 Practical - consolation

“How trees respond to loss”

Jason’s book is How Trees Deal with Loss.

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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.

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