Reflections of a Hospital Patient By Ernie Christie, Pastoral Care Volunteer, Waco, TX* During my three different times in the hospital recently, I had time to reflect upon things regarding life, health issues, and death. The following thoughts are mine, but they...
Virgil Fry Transitions to Lifeline’s Executive Board The Executive Board of Lifeline Chaplaincy announces that Dr. Virgil Fry, Executive Director, will transition to the role of Vice-Chair of the Executive Board. Virgil has been with this ministry for 36 years and...
Being There When IT Counts the Most By: Rosa Winfrey, Director of Compassionate Touch, Inc. I read a quote the other day written by Daniel Goleman which stated, “True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain, but also being moved to help relieve it.” What a...
Living with Contentment Tom Nuckels, Director of Spiritual Care – Central Texas Well, here we are! We made it through 2020! Well, most of us did! Some did not, and may God bless those families who have had losses this past year. Someone has said, “January 1st,...
Hope for Better Days Ahead By Paul Riddle “O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.” Psalm 130:7 (NRSV) The tumultuous events of 2020 left me with a hunger for a renewed sense of hope; they...
