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As a professional caregiver, I have found that when people
look for help, they want more than a theorist or an academician. People want
someone who has experience with their particular problem. In other words,
they want someone who has been there. This is one of the reasons we are
still drawn to Jesus. He walked in our shoes, dealt with our temptations and
was acquainted with our grief. Jesus is more than a theologian of grief. He
has been there.
Good Grief, Jesus is a powerful book, because Hilton Chancellor is
so much more than a theorist about grief. My good friend, Hilton, has
gathered wisdom from years of walking and kneeling with hundreds of hospice
patients as they travel through the valley of the shadow of death. Hilton
has walked the walk with people. The true richness of this book, though,
comes from his own personal experiences with grief. Because of this depth of
experience, Good Grief, Jesus is a book that can further the
knowledge of the bereavement professional while also offering hope and
strength to fellow travelers through that valley.
Skip Hedgpeth, LMSW-ACP
Home Hospice - Midland, TX
Hilton Chancellor is
the founder and majority owner of Home Hospice of Odessa/Midland, L.L.C., a
program that includes offices in five West Texas locations and an inpatient
facility in Odessa, TX.
Prior to hospice, he served congregations and ministries in Minnesota,
Washington, California, and Texas. He now lives in Austin, TX with his wife
Karen and son Thomas.
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