I heard it again today. Another chief was talking with me about their chaplain who only showed up at special events like the annual...

I still remember the call. It was just before sunrise and I was looking down at what I knew was a body in that muddy field. It was about...

The other day a chaplain friend told me, "The pizza parties just don't cut it anymore." He was lamenting at the shallow ways management...

This last week was a little depressing. Watching my social media feeds I saw a number of police officers, firefighters and chaplains get...

In my time as a public safety chaplain I have learned a few things. Some pretty easy and some the hard way. With that here are 25 things...

As we approach the end of the year, I have had a number of friends tell me that they just want this year to be done. Frankly, I can't...

Is a police chaplain just a want-to-be police officer without the commitment of the requirements of a police officer? Well if that answer...

So, what does it mean to be a professional public safety chaplain? I have long talked about the “banquet” chaplain, that kind that only...

Back in March I wrote about what we might look like on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. Who knew what we would see and experience...

As a crisis chaplain I have been on scene for hangings, shootings, stabbings, major accidents, major fires, assaults, cardiac arrest,...