By Michele Thompson, BCC, Lifeline Volunteer Central Texas I looked over the census for the floor I covered, as I did every day, planning who I would go visit, usually based on how long they’d been here. There were several patients who had been here for more than a...
By Paul Riddle, Director of Spiritual Care – Houston This exercise is drawn from Lifeline’s training course, “Ministry in Times of Illness and Loss, Part 2.” It’s an exercise in “working” theology, not academic theology. While academic theology is valuable and...
By Gina Nored, Lifeline Student Intern Before I walk, I sit. The chapel chairs arranged in a square feel confining yet free. I find myself locked into the presence of Jesus of my own will, and He helps me prepare for the coming visits. I feel as if I’m wasting time,...
By Gabriel Fisher, Director of Spiritual Care – Dallas Have you ever experienced the uncertainty that hangs in the air right before you knock on a hospital door? It’s a second where anything is possible. Will the person on the other side receive me well or will...
By Jesse Stroup Anchored faith and tender friendships can sustain a person with a serious illness. A patient, who I will call Ann, taught me this lesson as she battled Cystic Fibrosis. In my visits with Ann, I learned that she lived with her sister and another close...
By David Martin, Director of Spiritual Care – Tarrant County Pulling a double shift at the hospital was not a habit that a particular nurse, who I will call Wendi, wanted to develop. But she valued the comp time. As she headed out to the parking garage, Wendi...
