Stories of a Chaplain – Page 2 – Chaplain of All Trades

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Stories of a Chaplain

Of Ice and Shadows

Efimerios January 22, 2019

I started out my sleepy Monday morning work routine at the church emptying and re-bagging six outdoor trashcans spread throughout the campus. “Gonna have to do this quick,” I muttered to myself as I...

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Breaking Bad…but How?

Efimerios January 20, 2019 1 Comment

Ahh, January, January, January…the month of the year whose beginning is so highly anticipated and celebrated by most everyone, but whose duration quickly becomes buried in the “meh”-ness of returning to the same, tired...

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Window, Window on the Wall…

Efimerios January 9, 2019

I’ve now been working at a part time job for a little over a month and I’ve finally discovered my favorite place on this entire colossal campus. It’s not the porch swings that dot...

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Windshields and Rear-View Mirrors

Efimerios December 31, 2018

Well, friends…this is it! 2018 is now just a few hours from officially becoming a series of memories in your heart…a completion of the newest chapters in the best-selling story of your life. For...

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Images of the Manger

Efimerios December 24, 2018

Set aside the world as you know it on this Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and enter how it was one season long ago. Tenuously step across the threshold of the dilapidated structure of wood, mud...

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The Best Little Christmas Card Ever!!

Efimerios December 22, 2018

Had the chance to hang out with some kids this week in the Afterschool Program! And no surprise…God used one of them to remind me of something 🙂 Earlier this week, another teacher and...

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The People of Wal-Mart

Efimerios December 16, 2018

This morning, my wife had to be at church really early so she left the kids and me behind to join up with her at a more humane time. 🙂 And…as is usually the case,...

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How to Change Your “Turkey Day” into Thanksgiving

Efimerios November 22, 2018

The morning sun greets you, whispering, “It’s Thanksgiving!!Time to get up, sleepyhead!!” You yawn, stretch your arms, whisper a heartfelt “Thank You” to the Almighty and you’re off! You walk through your morning routine...

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Adventures in Babysitting, Afterschool Edition!

Efimerios November 19, 2018

“Yep, there it is,” I thought to myself as I walked through the double doors and stood in front of the counter. To my right lay a long, carpeted corridor with painted door-frames barely...

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Lessons from the Mountain Trail

Efimerios November 17, 2018

Good morning, friends…a while back, my family and I traveled to Western Carolina University in North Carolina to attend a marching band competition in support of my oldest son. While there, we took some...