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This is where I blog on the topics of dying, grief, and biblical faith. All 330+ blog articles are searchable within the topical categories bulleted below or keywords listed below or by keyword in the search feature on the right-hand side of the above menu.

• Bible Answers — 70 posts related to answering questions on doctrine, objections, difficult passages, apparent contradictions, and awkward phrasing.
• Deeper Faith — 59 posts offering encouragement for Christian growth, spiritual well-being, and insights into successfully coping with the disappointments of life.
• Hospice Notes — 35 posts related to spiritual support for end-of-life coping, growing, and understanding the experience of grieving our losses.
• Mere Observations — 42 posts of miscellaneous topics but personal in perspective, commentary, and thoughts from my clergy world and view of life.
• Ministry Notes — 48 posts related to best practices for chaplains, pastoral care, and leadership for simpler expressions of church communities.
• Pastoral Reflections — 49 posts that share devotional thoughts on selected Bible verses, offering principles, strategies, or inspiration for everyday faith.
• Revelation Notes — 21 posts offer the study notes from my verse-by-verse teaching series at CrossHope Chapel and other reflections on its end-time message.
• Wedding Notes — 24 posts mostly from my former ministry of officiating 5000+ beach weddings and encouraging relationship care through applying biblical principles.

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