by Christopher Schilling | Oct 31, 2018 | Opinion
“So, let me get this straight,” my patient, an older woman in her mid-70s who was married to a pastor for more than 50 years, said to me with curiosity. “You’re a hospital chaplain, and your fiancé is a church pastor. Does that mean when you’re going to get married,...
by Christopher Schilling | Sep 11, 2018 | Opinion
Social media has become an integral part of our lives. Much like making the first cup of coffee when we wake up, checking our social media feeds to see what is happening in the lives of our family and friends is how we start each day – sometimes before we even get out...
by Christopher Schilling | Sep 6, 2018 | Opinion
Most of us living in the U.S. own a lot of stuff. In fact, Americans have on average 300,000 items in their homes. And with the average size of the American home tripling in the past 50 years, 10 percent of us rent offsite storage space culminating into the biggest...
by Christopher Schilling | Jul 3, 2018 | Opinion
I found myself sitting in front of an ordination committee five years ago as I was seeking to become an ordained minister. It had been a long and difficult experience for me. While I had finished my educational program to become an ordained minister, a learning...
