I thought I’d found my groove for funerals. I used to feel calm as they approached. I used to feel competent, I felt I knew exactly what to do. That is, until the pandemic hit. My first funeral after ...
Each time I do a funeral, I make some simple concessions before arriving at the church. The sermon will be 20 minutes or less. Religious ser­vices, in general, meet with resistance. Nobody wants them ...
This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. One honor of being a minister is to be welcomed into the lives of people during deeply personal moments. One such honor is ...
When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's On Death and Dying burst upon the world in 1968, hospital chaplains and those who trained pastoral counselors were among the first to endorse it. The psychological framing ...