Thinking Out Loud

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaHave you lost someone so very special that you feel like you can never ever be happy again? As a Christian chaplain at a hospice ministry, I sense this from my clients, and oftentimes hear them verbalize it.

Who Is Jesus, Really? - Part 2

Reading your Bible and searching for answers, do you walk away with more questions than you received answers to?Religious people have debated for centuries. They want an answer to one simple question—and there isn’t a simple answer: “Who is Jesus, really?

Thinking Out Loud

In the years of serving as youth minister, preaching minister, and now a hospice chaplain, the strongest regrets resonate from those who have lost a loved one to death. I have heard laments from 'I wish,' 'if only,' “it's not fair,' and 'why?' just to name a few.

Moving Through the Sandstorm of Grief !

Loss is often puzzling. You must understand your grief before you can reconcile your sorrow and misery. Clarity in your understanding enables you to stop grieving and start healing. So let’s create a word picture. In many ways grief can be likened to a sandstorm in the desert.

Eastern European Missions Day in Depew

In May of 2023, Eastern European Missions (EEM) directors eagerly met with Mihai and Sebastian, two young men in their 20s living in Timisoara, a city of 300,000 in western Romania near the Serbian border.Mihai tried to give a Bible to a friend, but his friend was not very interested.

Maddison’s Corner

It is almost spring, and depending on who you ask, it has already started. For me spring is like resetting my year. When I visualize my life, major chapters always begin and end during the spring. This spring I am taking the initiative to make change in my own life.

How Lonely Are You?

They changed lives during thirty-eight years as traveling missionaries, and their active years took them to many different places.They traveled by bus to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. They boarded a train on the Mexican side (a seventeen-hour night trip), arriving in Mexico City early the next day.

A Tornado Called Death

By John T. Catrett, III ONHL Hospice Chaplain Drumright, Oklahoma Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaA Tornado Called DeathWhat do we do with grief? How do we handle a tornado called 'Death' that has ripped through your family? Why are you left numb and stunned?

“Divorce In Your Rear View Mirror”

You may have been racing to get out of your marriage. Couldn’t hardly wait until your signature was still wet on that divorce decree. Maybe. Maybe not.Instead, maybe you were one of those spouses who fought desperately to hold on to your marriage, but lost it anyway.

Thinking Out Loud

In the years of serving as youth minister, preaching minister, and now a hospice chaplain, the strongest regrets emanate from those who have lost a loved one to death. I have heard laments from 'I wish,' 'if only,' 'it's not fair,' and 'why?' just to name a few.