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Combining theological counseling and social work for hospice care

Posted on October 19, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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When I first started my chaplain training, I treated social workers as rivals. They seemed never to understand exactly how chaplains served patients and their families. The fact that I did not understand the role of social workers didn’t help much, either. Perhaps this animosity came from the fact that our roles seemed so similar….

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Is Jesus Coming Back Last Week?

Posted on October 13, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Last week, a site called eBible Fellowship declared that May 21, 2015, had been Judgment Day, and anticipated that the world would end on Oct. 7, 2015. Just last month, due in part to the tetrad of lunar eclipses this year, many folks predicted (building on the writings of John Hagee and Jonathan Cahn) that…

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Theology Lessons From Pop Culture

Posted on October 12, 2015August 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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Ministry lessons from… Jurassic World? It’s time for some hard truth. Ready for it? On opening weekend, Jurassic World made more than $208 million. The going rate for pulpit supply, without mileage, is between $100 and $200 a week, depending on judicatory and congregation. This means that we paid one million times more cash to see computer…

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