Epitome

One of the tenets of faith is peace expressed as peace with self and peace with others. The olive branch is a symbol of peace, and so is the cross.
Chaplaincy is a faith-based expression of care still not that well known.
Peace is central in chaplaincy, but there are other imperatives also, like truth in terms of safety, and presence, which is particularly felt through the empathy, unity (integrity and inclusivity), and humility in the chaplain’s presence....

I’ve experienced burnout a few different ways, but thankfully nothing like some whose lives have become completely derailed for a year or more.  My bouts into the darkest storm of exhaustion were often fleeting little seasons of several weeks.  Not that...

Biblically, there are four responses to every problem. Thisthesis occurs in all our lives each time we encounter a problem. Test this: theparadigm doesn’t only apply to spiritual decisions.
Before we delve into the four A’s of human response to problems,let us consider how hard it is to respond the right way to problems. Sometimes weare too tired to respond the right way. Sometimes we are too proud. Other timeswe are too confident. Still...

As fact would have it, there is a biblical answer to the world’s search to reconcile the conundrum of grief.  It is heavily aligned to common psychological therapy concepts, but people only go there if there is no other way.
To loss, there is no answer....