Chaplain Arthur

08/22/2026

Our lives have often been painful,. So we think life is full of scarcity and not abundance.
But there are moments when the broken world seems to reveal its desire to be made whole.
God enters those moments, opens our eyes, and we're invited into redemption

08/23/2025

Even in the hidden places of our minds—the thoughts we don’t speak, the fears we try to suppress, the wounds we carry silently...
God sees you fully and loves you entirely.
There is no thought too deep or emotion too overwhelming for Him to reach.
So don’t be afraid to ask Him to shine His light into those corners of your heart and mind.
In His light, you will find clarity, peace, and the strength to walk in renewed freedom.

08/08/2025

Not everything that’s been taken from us was by the hand of God. But when I mentally place each and every loss in His hands, it can be redeemed.
Loss is never the end of the story.
We have a beautiful invitation tonight—to bring it all into the hands of Jesus. He is with you in your grief, sweet friend. Remember the words of Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

06/29/2025

What NOT today to someone who is grieving.

06/22/2025

Grief does not come with an expiration date. Yet many people feel confused or even ashamed when the pain of a loss lingers for months, years, or even decades. If you have ever wondered why you still feel the weight of a loss that happened long ago, you are not alone, and you are not doing anything wrong.

Read more: griefrecoverymethod.com/blog/2025/06/what-if-youre-still-grieving-years-later

06/20/2025

Consoling someone in grief can prove difficult when words feel insufficient or are hard to find.

Still, there are ways to express your sympathy and support, especially when you are unable to attend the funeral.

Let this guide help you craft a heartfelt and sincere condolence letter to offer solace to a loved one.

Thanks to: Michigan Memorial

06/11/2025

Morphine doesn’t kill people. Pain does.
But in hospice, fear often wins.

Families whisper:
“Won’t it speed things up?”
“Can’t we wait until the very end?”
“I don’t want them to sleep through the goodbye.”

We get it. You’re scared. You love them.
But withholding morphine doesn’t preserve life.
It prolongs suffering.

Here’s the truth:

• The standard starting dose of liquid morphine (Roxanol) is 5mg—roughly equivalent in effect to one tablet of Norco 5/325 (hydrocodone + acetaminophen).
• Sublingual morphine begins working in 15–30 minutes, peaks at ~1 hour, and lasts 2–4 hours.
• When appropriately dosed and titrated, morphine rarely causes respiratory depression—even in frail, terminal patients. In one study of 27,000, the risk was

06/03/2025

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06/03/2025

Contact me to learn the skills to contextualize your thinking which aids in processing grief.

06/03/2025

I may never go viral, be monetized, or have a million followers but I am succeeding in helping people dealing with their grief. Had a great class today!

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