Now that I have begun my residency for hospital chaplaincy, I have had plenty of opportunity to reflect on my view and process of suffering. There is something missing if I don’t experience suffering on a soul level. It moves from being an explanation to a conviction.
Category: spirituality
Medicating the symptoms
In an email conversation recently with a dear friend, we addressed the dilemma of pharmaceuticals and the epidemic of depression that so many are getting diagnosed with.…… Read more “Medicating the symptoms”
Scraping at the clay of your heart
Negative introspection damages the soul… You cannot dredge the depths of the of the soul with the meager light of self-analysis. The inner world never reveals itself cheaply. Perhaps analysis is the wrong way to approach our inner dark.
What is your face? or place? …either way, let it flow
Christ plays in ten thousand places. Or maybe it’s that Christ dwells in ten thousand faces. However we think of it, it is our journey to find our unique self and let it flow!
The Celtic Soul
I have been contemplating the nature of the soul in Celtic Spirituality for quite some time now, and as I work my way slowly and thoughtfully through…… Read more “The Celtic Soul”
Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI 