Ordinary People

One of the interesting aspects of being a hospice chaplain is the fact that I have lots of interaction with ordinary people. For over six years I have entered homes and nursing facilities to be thrust into conversations and situations of folks that are completely unknown to me. Unlike the hospice team that cared for President Jimmy Carter, the world’s most famous peanut farmer, we meet regular farmers, secretaries, mechanics, nurses, coal miners, teachers, bankers, builders, pastors, atheists, business owners and many more. I have not met any celebrities or famous folks besides the mother of t...