Aren’t five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them is overlooked by God. Even the hairs on your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows (Luke 12:6-7 CEB) Do you ever feel unnoticed? Do you ever see yourself as unimportant? […]
Yearly Archives: 2022
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What is courage? Two men in the prime of their lives face insurmountable odds. Which is harder physical or emotional obstacles? Most thirty-year-old males are busy building their career, starting a family and visualizing a bright future. Rounding as a hospital chaplain, I visited two men confronting overwhelming difficulties during […]
Do you write notes to help you remember? I like to have reminders on little yellow sticky notes all over my house because I forget important things. If yellow sticky notes are not available, I find a scrap of paper write on. Believe it or not, writing down a note […]
A few days after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, I volunteered at the Uvalde Memorial Hospital to provide chaplain care to the staff. The shooting on May 24, 2022, left nineteen fourth graders and two teachers dead. Caring for the victims left the hospital staff shocked […]
Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10). This is a familiar verse but it is so hard to do. Being still means to be tranquil, silent, quiet and motionless, all that seems impossible. Our days are full of caring for children or other loved ones, demanding work, […]
That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go.I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you’ (Isaiah 41:13 MSG) Do you tend to think of God as impersonal or distant? Do you ever wonder if God can be in the middle of […]
That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go.I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.’ (Isaiah 41:13 MSG) Do you tend to think of God as impersonal or distant? Do you ever wonder if God can be in the middle of […]
Do you ever speculate what it would be like to experience heaven? A special lady offered me an unexpected peek. Let me unpack the hospital encounter with a patient, Ms. Marjorie. I entered her room and introduced myself as Chaplain Charleen. Ms. Marjorie’s pure white hair surrounded her her face and […]
Do you ever wish your grief would have an end? Grief, the sadness we feel with loss, will it ever go away? You did not chose grief; it choose you. If we view grief as a journey without a specific destination, we come to the conclusion that grief cannot be […]
Can God speak through a tattooed angel? Have you ever met someone very different from you and wondered how you could relate? As a chaplain, I experienced a stirring encounter with a man who differed from me as much as oil differs from water. Etched in my memory is the […]