This episode is entitled: Learning to love your mentally ill friends and family members. On this podcast, I have spoken at length about physical illness and even death and how as Christians, our faith in Christ deepens our hope and gives us str

Ep 34: What is your grief story?

Mar 26th, 2022 22m 18s

I have always been drawn to a good story and that may explain why I devoured books as a child. Once I got hold of a good book, I would not put it to rest until I scoured it from cover to cover.And as an adult, I have not changed. I still love

Ep 33: When Death Comes Slowly

Mar 13th, 2022 20m 1s

My dad has stage 4 colorectal cancer. He was diagnosed with it in 2017 and he has outlived all expectations with regular visits to his Oncologist and bimonthly chemo treatments. I can’t say though that the last several years have been pleasant

Ep 32: When Death Comes Suddenly

Mar 6th, 2022 19m 38s

Have you ever received bad news that felt as if someone had kicked you in the guts? Have you ever received a phone call telling you to get to the hospital as quickly as possible because your loved one was involved in an accident? Have you ever

Ep 31: How can I find God’s calling for my life?

Feb 27th, 2022 19m

I have wrestled with this question many times in my life, and it has been reignited by the fact that I am about to close one chapter of my life to another. For the last 5 years, I have been a Chaplain to the Marines. I have trained with them, b

Ep 30: The marks of a Christian

Feb 20th, 2022 27m 21s

Where is your confidence? If it is your looks, your money, your career, your intellect, your talent, or your marital status, would you move that confidence over to Jesus? We do that by abiding, being connected, by being nourished by Jesus Chris

Ep 29: Is Empathy a Sin?

Feb 13th, 2022 20m 1s

Tonight’s episode is entitled, Is Empathy a sin? Now some of you may be caught off guard because this may be the first time you’ve ever heard that some people think that empathy is a sin. At least I was not aware that some Christians believe th

Ep 28: Creating healthy boundaries when helping others

Feb 6th, 2022 17m 55s

The Evening Thought for this episode is: Creating Healthy Boundaries When Helping Others. We will at one time or another find ourselves helping those around us, and I want to encourage those of us who do it regularly, specifically as a care giv

Ep 27: The Assurance of your faith

Jan 30th, 2022 23m 9s

God’s word is often like a surgeon’s scalpel and God uses it to perform heart surgery on us. At times, it can hurt because we are faced with our own sin and these words are very piercing. It can be weighty and there may be times when you say to

Ep 26: Why is change so hard?

Jan 23rd, 2022 19m 26s

Unless you are Forrest Gump, you don’t just wake up one morning and decide to go run a marathon. You don’t just wake up one morning and lift weights like Arnold Schwarzenegger. You don’t just wake up one morning and cook a meal like Gordon Rams

Ep 25: Gentleness is not weakness

Jan 16th, 2022 20m 15s

Gentleness is one of the fruits of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22–23: “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” This means that a person filled with the Holy Spirit will

Ep 24: Caring for your aging parents

Jan 9th, 2022 19m 33s

Tonight’s episode is entitled, “Caring for your aging parents.” My aim is to encourage you and let you know that for those of you who are in this season of life, God sees you and he loves you and your aging parents. To this goal, I want to talk

Ep 23: Preparing your loved ones for their death

Jan 2nd, 2022 20m 34s

I want to change your mind about having conversations about death with your family. It is not morbid. It is not weird. If done correctly, it can be one of the most rewarding and loving things you can do for your dying loved one. We will all hav

Ep 22: The True Light of Christmas

Dec 25th, 2021 16m 42s

This Christmas day, you will have distractions. Not all distractions may necessarily be bad in nature, but they are distractions nonetheless. Don’t get too caught up with the lights. Don’t get too caught up with the emotions of feeling the fest

Ep 21: Making peace with my scar

Dec 18th, 2021 18m 55s

Scars come in many sizes and colors don't they? I am a burn survivor and can't remember a time when I didn't carry a scar on my body. At times I was ashamed of having this scar. I resented my scar and even considered it my enemy. However, I now

Ep 20: We all need an Anchor for our souls

Dec 12th, 2021 16m 22s

When I was deployed our ship had not one but two anchors. During storms, these anchors were at the ready to drop down into the ocean to keep us steady and hold us in place where we wanted to be. Just like how ships need anchors, so do you and I

Ep 19: 6 Things to say and do for grieving people

Dec 4th, 2021 15m 46s

I came out from 5 years working as a hospital chaplain with an almost fascination with grief. It’s not so much that grief is something that I enjoy, but it was in times of grief that I saw glimpse of beauty. It is in times of my own grief and o

Ep 18: 6 Things not to say to grieving people

Nov 27th, 2021 15m 46s

Our words can bring life to those around us, but our words can also be poison and bring intense hurt to those who are most vulnerable. For all of us, it is only a matter of time that we will find ourselves in situations where we can be an incre

Ep 17: A posture of gratitude

Nov 20th, 2021 16m 20s

Just as physical posture is important, we also need to be mindful of the posture of our hearts. As we approach Thanksgiving next week, I want to remind us to check the posture of our hearts. You see, your heart’s posture determines your attitud

Ep 16: Pray in your doubt

Nov 13th, 2021 20m 28s

God can take your doubts. He can handle your honest prayers in your season of doubt. How do I know this? Psalm 73 tells me that God can take my prayers of doubt. Join me as we delve back into the book of Psalms and learn how to take our doubts

Ep 15: Pray through your despair

Nov 5th, 2021 10m 26s

Sometimes the clouds don't let up. Sometimes in life the rain doesn't stop. Sometimes the pain does not end. In your greatest moment of pain, pray through your despair.

Ep 14: Pray out your emotions

Nov 1st, 2021 11m 34s

What are you struggling with this evening? What is heavy on your heart? Is it work stress? Family problems? Relationship challenges? Whatever it is, don't bottle your emotions up inside of you. Don't let your emotions lead you or control you. P

Ep 13: Why is waiting so hard?

Oct 20th, 2021 10m 21s

We live in an age of instant gratification. Amazon Prime will get your packages to your door with same day delivery. Thousands of movies are at your disposal with Netflix. The history of the world is at your fingertips with google. These things

Ep 12: Be kind to total strangers

Oct 14th, 2021 8m 34s

It takes very little investment on our part to show kindness even to total strangers. Your kindness may just be what someone needs to make it through the day. Your small act of kindness may even save someone's life. Will you choose to be kind t

Ep 11: Stop comparing yourself to others

Oct 9th, 2021 6m 39s

Sometimes we may fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others around us. We may put ourselves down and may even forget that you are valuable because you are an individual. You are valuable because God has made you.