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It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye By, Chaplain Howard Earle …How do I say goodbye to what we had? The good times that made us laugh Outweigh the bad …I thought we’d get to see forever But forever’s [...]

What Are You Doing Tuesday Morning? In case you didn’t know, the world is changing! Not only is the world changing, but it’s also changing fast. I read an article online that cited the work of [...]

Why Look for Death Among the Living? By, Rev. Howard C. Earle, Jr., D.Min. Chaplain & Director of Spiritual Care I pass Woodlawn Cemetery every day on my commute to and from work. I sometimes [...]

Spring Cleaning for the Soul; Reflections on Lent By, Rev. Howard C. Earle, Jr., D.Min. While writing this blog, I’m watching the snow fall outside the window in my office. Winter still has us in [...]

Christmas Never Gets Old By, Chaplain Howard Earle Christmas is here! The shopping malls are festively decorated, lines are long, and the songs of the season fill the air. I am an unapologetic [...]

What to Give Up for Lent (and for life) Lent is the season of spiritual preparation before Easter for Christians. It is a period of six weeks/40 days (not counting Sundays) reflective of the time [...]

Immanuel: God with Us On the last Friday in October, the Jamieson family was feeling overjoyed! We had been counting down the months, then the days and we were finally here: baby Abel’s due date! [...]

Trusting Your Rhythms Not long ago, I was watching a late-night talk show that was following the morning routine of actor Mark Wahlberg. His typical morning routine is as follows: 2:30am wakeup, [...]

Finding Our Way as Seasons Change As I write, a cold September rain is beating down upon the great roof of Beacon Hill. Like the little drummer boy, the droplets of water are singing [...]