Oct 10, 2025 | Blog
A Humbling Experience To become a Board Certified Chaplain, a person must have a college degree, a seminary degree, and four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). This represents a full year of supervised training, usually in a hospital setting. In addition,...
Sep 25, 2025 | Blog
Character in Story and Scripture In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch embodies strong moral character. He lives with integrity, practices courage in defending Tom Robinson despite community backlash, treats opponents with respect, and upholds fairness and justice....
Sep 25, 2025 | Blog
There are three words that change everything. They’re not “I love you.” They’re not “I forgive you.” They’re these: “I was wrong.” Why are they so hard to say? Because our pride resists them. Our brains scramble to defend us, to prove we were right, to protect our...
Sep 11, 2025 | Blog
The Medical Reality of Alcohol Use Disorder As a chaplain, I frequently visit patients who struggle with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The medical field now recognizes AUD as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that alters brain structure and function—particularly in...
Aug 26, 2025 | Blog
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” – A.A. In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown writes that our first response to pain is often self-protection. We shield ourselves by blaming others, turning to judgment,...
Aug 21, 2025 | Blog
“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” As a pastoral counselor, people often come to me for help in overcoming their addiction because I bring both theological training and psychological education to the table. What...
