Category: Articles
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The Hospice Chaplain as a Wounded Healer
Dr. Saul Ebema I am a wounded healer! In 1972, Henri Nouwen, wrote a book that challenged pastoral counselors like hospice chaplains to make their own emotional wounds a source of healing for the patients they provide counseling for. He titled his book “The Wounded Healer.” That book has played a big part in the…
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Podcast: Part Two: A conversation with Ronald Greer on his new book, “The Quiet House.”
This is Part Two of Saul’s conversation with Ronald Greer about his new book, “The Quiet House.” Ron Greer is the Director of the Pastoral Counseling Service at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, having been with this ministry for forty years. He is an ordained United Methodist minister, a Fellow of the…
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Podcast: A conversation with Joelle Johns
In Today’s episode, Saul talks with Joelle Johns on the importance of community education on death, dying and grief. Joelle is a pastoral thanatologist and a clinical chaplain.
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Podcast: A conversation with Julie Spears on her grief Journey
When someone close to us dies at an older age, we often take comfort not only in celebrating their life, but also in knowing that death is part of the natural process of living. This experience is not the same when you are faced with the sudden death of your child. In this episode, Julie…
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Podcast: Part One: A conversation with Ronald Greer on his new book, “The Quiet House.”
In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Ronald Greer about his new book, “The Quiet House.” Ron Greer is the Director of the Pastoral Counseling Service at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, having been with this ministry for forty years. He is an ordained United Methodist minister, a Fellow of the American Association…
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Podcast: A Conversation with Indira Dyal-Dominguez
In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Indira Dyal-Dominguez on her book “You: A spiritual being on a spiritual journey.” This book redefines a new paradigm shift that is shaped by the Self. In this paradigm shift, Connecting becomes a way of knowing that at any moment you can ‘unplug’ or ‘disengage’ the Mind’s vibration and…
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