Tag: Jesus
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The Morning After
I woke up this morning with a hangover, without the usual prerequisite of too much alcohol consumption the night before. What I experienced is what is referred to as an emotional hangover – after an emotionally charged day, I often wake up the next morning with hangover-like symptoms. I have been reading a book by…
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Abbey of . . . Galveston – Day 2 and 3
I originally intended to keep the unedited journal concept going, but after this evening’s adventure, I elected to simply provide the highlights rather send my readers down the rabbit trail of my internal dialogues with God. Day 2 I had the bright idea to walk to the pier in the opposite direction from the one…
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Breakfast With Jesus
Yesterday, I gave the commencement speech for R.C. Freedom’s C.P.E. (clinical pastoral education) graduation. As a fellow graduate of the program and fellow chaplain, I elected to discuss the importance of self-care. I based the talk on John 21:12-13 – using a lesson I learned from this past summer’s PALCON (pastor’s and leader’s conference) speech…