Spiritual Practices for White Discomfort I think my favorite is “When judgment comes up, try turning to curiosity…” Yeah, happens all day long in chaplaincy. All day long… Great article. Want to add it here.
Today
Holy one, I pray to you On this day when I walk these halls Give me your ears that hear Your eyes that see Soften my heart and gift my voice The words you would speak to your people Grant me gentle ears that I might hear your stories Whispered…
Spiritual Care Research Part 1: Impact on Patients and Healthcare
It is time that I put the presentations and documents put together during my second CPE residency out and available online. These materials are published with the gracious permission of Episcopal Community Services in Salt Lake City, Utah, who paid for my residency during which I engaged in this research. This first…
Arts and Music in Schools
While listening to Dr. Sandor Kovacs this morning, he said that he had studied at Starr King 20 years ago and had recently returned for a while. Dr. Kovacs said the singers in chapel were better 20 years ago…and that he had asked his students, some of whom are in their…
No Single Use Plastic Update
Ok, so taking the challenge not to use single-use plastic for the past two weeks made me deeply aware of how serious our problem with plastic has become. You almost cannot walk into a cafeteria style restaurant without using a piece of single use plastic. No yogurt. No drinks. Most of…
The 2-Week No Single-Use Plastic Challenge
I was really shaken by the movie “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” I knew things were bad, I did not realize they were this bad. Not only is climate change going to get us, but we’re all going to drown in plastic. The tons and tons of plastic…
Ashes
I died today And in the dying The ashes I knew Were scattered Across the way Dust into dust And then all those Hopes and dreams That I had spoken Through all my days Were woven into one Pathway that touched Every life providence Had crossed upon mine And remembrance…
New Section on Spiritual Care
I work as a hospital chaplain. During my clinical pastoral education residency I did a specialty residency looking at research into the impact of spiritual care on the patient experience, patient outcomes and healthcare cost. I was a little surprised to find that there is a wealth of research done on…
Window Blinds or Blind Windows
A sermon on the Johari Window as a resource for understanding ourselves and our relationships.
The First Source
A sermon at South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society on the 20th of July, 2014 about our First Source, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the “special” cupcakes. The First Source