Prayers for September 11

O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day those who perished on September 11, 2001. We thank you for giving them to us as fellow citizens and companions on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console all who mourn, especially their...

Sitting with Grief

By Emily King, Marriage and Family Therapist and member of Apostles, Knoxville, TN. As a marriage and family therapist, I routinely talk about grieving with my clients. However, they may not know they are talking about grief. They expect their symptoms are depression,...

Parish Nurses: Where Medicine and Ministry Meet

While she was in the middle of her 25-year career as a surgical nurse in the Atlanta area, Susan Boyette already had an idea of how she might serve others in her retirement. Fourteen years ago, one of her good friends – also a surgical nurse – left her career to serve...