Over the course of one’s life there are many failures, regrets, missed opportunities, wrongs, and sin. If you are like me, there are many moments you wish you could do over again. At the same time, when thinking about all that has gone wrong in life it is easy to wonder, “Am I good enough for heaven? Have I done too much wrong to get in?” That is a question I hear often as a hospice chaplain. Fortunately there is a simple answer. Yes! We are saved by grace! While it can be ha

Bracing myself to walk into the patient’s room, I asked myself again “Am I even helping this family?” The patient, who once let me to hold her hand and gently stroke her hair during visits, now wouldn’t even look at me. She was mad at the world. She fought against moving up to the memory care floor where many of the other residents suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. The patient certainly had some memory issues but she could still communicate her needs… for now. Following