Saturday, 31 August 2013

A funeral visit with a difference that left me smiling

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On this particular day I met a young mother of 4 children. She had gone into labour at 23 weeks with her 5 th child. The baby had live...
Sunday, 18 August 2013

A story of perseverence

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I can’t believe that I had already entered into my fourth year of hospital chaplaincy. It doesn’t seem like five minutes ago that I was...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Grim Reaper or Allied Health Care Professional? You decide

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My 3 rd year as a chaplain gave me lots of new experiences. I also enjoyed getting to know the staff better and doing some innovative ...
Saturday, 13 July 2013

Reaping the rewards of a life well lived

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As I’ve mused before, sometimes life just doesn’t seem fair. A much loved and liked member of staff had a serious heart condition. He h...
Monday, 1 July 2013

Was this Orthodox? What is Orthodoxy?

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Sometimes as a hospital chaplain when the bleep goes off you never know what you are being called to. In this respect it can be hard to pre...
Saturday, 15 June 2013

Rebel Rev would like a magic wand again!

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(Sorry for the long delay in posting. This was due to unforeseen circumstances) Some ICU situations are hopeless from the start. This s...
Sunday, 12 May 2013

The privilege of catching little plops of love

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Another family I picked up through my regular wanderings on ICU were with a man who was told he would die 25 years ago. Back then he’d had ...