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Steve Durkac

Hospice Chaplain on Dying, Grief, and Biblical Faith

 
 
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Tag Archives: anxiety

Letting Anxiety Go

Steve Durkac Posted on January 2, 2025 by Steve DurkacJanuary 2, 2025

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 NIV When I first met this certain patient, I was taken back by the overwhelming loss they were experiencing. The patient just found out they only had weeks to live, their cancer had metastasized throughout their body, their congestive heart failure was already making it difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Reflections | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, burdens, devotional, Reflection, suffering

Death Anxiety and Caregivers

Steve Durkac Posted on April 4, 2024 by Steve DurkacApril 8, 2024

I want to address “death anxiety” and caregivers. In particular, I wish to give you some tips for handling this anxiety when it rises up in your life. First, let me give a disclaimer, I am not a psychologist or trained therapist so everything I share here is pastoral in intent. I am speaking as one caregiver to another caregiver. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hospice Notes | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, care, caregiver, chaplain, healthcare, hospice, nurse, Prayer, Psalm 46:1, self-care, social worker, worry

Staying Focused on Jesus

Steve Durkac Posted on August 5, 2021 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

I want to encourage us all to stay focus on Jesus and not get dragged down with the anxieties of these times, the startling headlines, or the sorrows that life can throw our way. Remember when Peter walked on water, he was fine as long as his eyes were fixed on the Lord, but the minute he began to focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Deeper Faith | Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:17, anxiety, fear, Luke 21:26, Luke 21:36, Nehemiah 8:10, signs of times, worry
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