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The Unfolding

Page 209: Bryan Crum: Former Hospice Chaplain Shares Lessons from the End of Life

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9809 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Bryan Crum spent a decade serving as a hospice chaplain, helping people walk through their final days After listening to hundreds of life stories, he realized too many of us carry regret and fail to recognize just how much God values us Hospice work changed Bryan’s life and his perspective on priorities Through the stories of people like Ms. Ruth and Mr. Harold, Bryan learned the power of our words, the deadly impact of doubt, and why we all can trust that God loves us deeply. Bryan is the author of Neighbor, Love Yourself: Discover Your Value, Live Your Worth. 

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Page 209 of the unfolding is the story of Brian Crum.

0:04.6

I'll be honest with you.

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If I wasn't in the room, I'd probably say, did that really happen?

0:10.0

There is a welcoming waiting for us.

0:13.6

That's how valuable we are, that heaven rolls out the red carpet when it's time for us to come home.

0:21.7

God's story has been unfolding.

0:25.0

Since the beginning of time.

0:28.1

He invites you to be a part of it.

0:33.7

Another page in the unfolding.

0:37.0

Hey, this is Meredith Foster.

0:39.1

Are there parts of your life that you look back on with regret?

0:42.4

If only I knew then, what I know now, I would have lived life differently.

0:47.2

Brian Crum has had the privilege of walking hundreds of people through their final days.

0:51.8

The 10 years he spent as a hospital chaplain allowed him a glimpse

0:55.1

into the thoughts and feelings of those approaching the end of life, including their regrets

0:59.8

and disappointment and the many things they wish they had done differently. And what he heard

1:04.3

changed his life. Through those conversations, he realized so few of us grasp just how much God loves us. He witnessed miraculous

1:14.5

moments when the veil between heaven and earth was thin. I spent a lot of time working jobs

1:22.5

that they just weren't taking me anywhere. I think my backstory is that. I tried everything from

1:28.9

driving a forklift to working as an ultrasound tech. It's weird because I went to seminary to be

1:36.3

a minister. And when I got out of school, I found myself in these other jobs. And I even tried

1:43.3

youth ministry thinking, that's, that's probably

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