Chaplain John

Believer | Husband | Father | Chaplain | Helping patients die with grace and resolve.

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

“There is no greatness where it is crowded.”...Nicky Verd

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

“Hospice workers are a special breed of healthcare workers, cut from a different cloth than most.”

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

“The substance of grief is love and a life that never knows grief is a life devoid of love.”
...Jody Defehr, Chaplain

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

Most patients dealing with life threatening illness go through a season of deep introspection. The struggle is deep...but can often be with themselves, others, God, or life in general. ...Good listeners needed...

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

Learn not to prejudge what a person is saying...that would be interpreting. Would YOU rather be understood or interpreted?

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

One of the greatest needs of all humanity is to be heard. The psalmist David put it this way in Ps 3:4, “ I cried into the Lord and He heard me...” As a healthcare professional, ...how good are you at listening?

[INTEGRIS Health @integrishealth]

Being a caregiver is hard work - plain and simple. INTEGRIS Hospice House Chaplain @drchappie has five tips to help caregivers be more effective and deal with the challenges that come with the job. https://t.co/CBuxuQMQGD

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

When a medical Dr. friend of mine was asked if people still died from old age. He replied, “Yes they do”...”we just can’t bill for that!!!”

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

Why wait to the things that matter most ...to the people you love most?

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

Is spiritual well-being and healthcare mutually compatible? I’d like to hear your thoughts about it...

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

The truth is...we grieve the loss of anything/one valuable, the loss of normalcy, and change itself.

[Ron Mckey @pastorronmckey]

Until you understand grace, you'll never understand Christianity.

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

3 Myths About Grief... ..#1 It causes too much pain to remember. #2 Grief is an enemy to be avoided. #3 If we don’t talk about it, it will go away.

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

“Grief is not the process of forgetting, it’s the process of learning to cope while we remember.” ...D Manning

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

Hospice chaplains deal with people dying on a weekly, if not daily basis. Death is not our friend, but it is a fact of life. How do we help those in it’s grip? Let’s go there...

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

“The fear of death and the reluctance to talk about it means most of us will be dying alone”...Doug Manning

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

We must broaden the scope of our thinking concerning mentoring/coaching. We must think more broadly and let it become a lifestyle.

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

6 Healthy Practices
1. Don’t diminish your own spiritual authority.
2. Own your opinion, have one.
3. Integrate your Christian heritage into what you do.
4. Move toward healthy confrontation, not away from it.
5. Celebrate major accomplishments.
6. Visit uncomfortable zones.

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

Jacob includes the grandkids in his parting discussions as he is dying (Gen. 48:8). He shares his spiritual experiences, then
acknowledges he is about to die (Gen. 48:21).

[Chaplain John @drchappie]

The Book of Job teaches us to maintain our spiritual integrity in suffering (2:9-10). Job "tells it like it is" in his sufferings. He’s not always right, but he is real.