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Hospice Chaplain on Dying, Grief, and Biblical Faith

 
 
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Tag Archives: Psalm 46:1

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

8 Scriptures to Know for Pastoral Hospital Visits

Steve Durkac Posted on January 28, 2024 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

There are eight Bible passages/verses that I keep close by when I’m called to a patient’s hospital room. I’ve never unloaded all of them in a single visit and I can’t image a situation where I would reference more than two or three. I’m sharing eight here because they cover the most difficult of circumstances, offering the most helpful insights … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry Notes | Tagged Bible Promises, chaplain, Hebrews 9:27, hospital chaplain, hospital ministry, hospital visit, Isaiah 41:10, John 16:33, John 9:1-3, Matthew 13:24-30, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 46:1, Psalms 116:15, Scripture

Why Bad Things Happen

Steve Durkac Posted on September 28, 2023 by Steve DurkacJanuary 20, 2025

When a loved one lays unconscious and dependent on a machine to breathe or a simple drive to the grocery store is interrupted by a drunk driver or a physician informs you that the pain you thought was a pulled muscle is actually stage 4 cancer, we ask Why? Why do bad things happen? In this post I want to pull … Continue reading →

Posted in Deeper Faith, Hospice Notes | Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 3:8, 1 John 4:8, 1 Peter 5:8, evil, Ezekiel 28:15-16, hospital chaplain, Isaiah 14:12-14, Job 1:9-11, John 10:10, John 9:2, Lucifer, Matthew 13:24-30, origin of evil, Psalm 46:1, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 21:1-4, Satan, second coming, sorrow, tragedy, trauma, trials
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