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Richard | Herder of Chaplains
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🏥 Spent about a decade as a hospital chaplain before moving to manager. 💙 Oncology & Palliative Care remain near and dear to me.

🎙️ Co-host of @sacredspacepodcast.bsky.social

🔎 Pursuing meaning, purpose, and connection in a disconnected world.
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Where do you experience wonder in your life?

#spirituality #chaplaincy
A square-format abstract oil painting in rich shades of blue and violet, with swirling brushstrokes that evoke a sense of motion and cosmic depth. Soft glowing orbs are scattered throughout the canvas, resembling stars or distant galaxies, creating a dreamy, contemplative mood. In the center, a quote appears in elegant serif font and a soft lavender color, reading: “Everything matters. Even in hardship, the world holds wonder.” The text is centered and evenly spaced, blending harmoniously with the background while remaining readable. The overall effect is calming, spiritual, and reflective.
July 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#chaplaincy #sprituality
A warm-toned graphic features the phrase “SPIRITUAL CARE” in large golden-yellow font at the top. Below, a stylized sun with bold, radiating flame-like rays in shades of yellow, orange, and red appears on the left side. The right side of the sun overlaps with a block of text that reads: “is coming alongside someone to explore what matters most in their life,” also in golden-yellow font. The background is a rich burnt orange, giving the image a retro, uplifting, and reflective feel.
June 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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I believe we all are spiritual and that it’s a key part of the human experience.

How do you press into your own spirituality?
An abstract oil-painting-style image featuring swirling, expressive brushstrokes in warm earth tones—deep oranges, browns, and hints of blue. Glowing orbs of light and rose-like spiral patterns are scattered throughout the background. In the center, bold golden text reads: “SPIRITUALITY IS A DEEPLY HUMAN THING, NOT NECESSARILY A RELIGIOUS THING.” The artwork evokes a sense of emotional depth and symbolic mystery.
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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🌎 In a world gone mad, taking time to connect to the sacred is more important than ever for resilience and rejuvenation. 🛟

🔎 Where do you find the sacred in your life?

@sacredspacepodcast.bsky.social

#spirituality #chaplaincy #podcast #sacredspacepodcast
An oil painting-style infographic titled “What Makes Something Sacred? The Four Qualities That Define Sacredness.” The background is composed of rich, swirling earth tones—deep blues, warm browns, and golden highlights. At the top, large beige text asks the central question. Below are four circular illustrations, each paired with a quality and a symbol: 1. A gold star with the caption “Set apart or elevated.” 2. A red-brown heart with the caption “Evokes connection and meaning.” 3. Two raised hands with the caption “Carries emotional or spiritual weight.” 4. An eye with radiating lines above it and the caption “Recognized through attention, reflection, or naming.” The text and icons are painted in a hand-rendered, expressive style, inspired by the work of Ernie Barnes. The overall tone is spiritual, emotional, and artistic. There are no logos or watermarks in the image.
June 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Goodness gracious! Look at this beauty from our garden!

(my wife is the gardening, I just reap the benefits.)

#roses #bloomscrolling #spirituality #sacred
A close-up image of a deep red rose in full bloom, taken indoors near a window. The rose petals are velvety and rich in color, with subtle highlights and shadows enhancing their texture. In the background, there is a mesh screen over the window, with soft, blurred greenery and daylight visible through it. The rose’s green leaves and stem are partially visible at the bottom of the image.
June 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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It’s Juneteenth!

Listen. Learn. Empower.

#juneteenth #freedom #solidarity
June 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🎸✨ What if naming something sacred changes everything?

🌟 What do you call sacred? A place? A moment? A ritual? A feeling?
Let it shape how you move through the world.

#SacredMoments #MeaningMaking #Spirituality #TheSacredSpacePodcast #HeavyMetalHealing #BlueSkyThoughts
A vintage-style digital poster features a long-haired man with a beard, eyes closed in a blissful expression, playing an electric guitar. He wears a red shirt with a large yellow smiley-face flower design. His right hand forms the “rock on” gesture. Behind him, concentric cosmic rings radiate outward in shades of blue and orange, with a glowing daisy above his raised hand, a crescent moon to the left, and a star in the center. At the top, bold cream-colored text reads: “TO ASCRIBE SACREDNESS IS TO TRANSFORM” At the bottom, it continues: ”—WHAT WE NAME BECOMES MORE MEANINGFUL.” The color palette evokes a retro sunset, blending warm browns, oranges, and teal blues.
June 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in chaplaincy, it’s that we might not all be religious but we are all are seeking meaning, purpose, and connection.

#chaplaincy #spirituality
A vintage-style poster displays the quote “SPIRITUALITY IS A DEEPLY HUMAN THING, NOT NECESSARILY A RELIGIOUS THING” in bold, cream-colored text. The background features a rich teal-to-orange gradient with concentric semi-circles in warm tones—burnt orange, gold, and mustard—radiating upward. At the center bottom, a dark silhouette of a person stands facing forward, aligned with the circular rays that give a retro-futurist, cosmic feel. The design evokes a nostalgic 70s aesthetic with grainy textures and a contemplative, grounded atmosphere.
June 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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That plastic container in your cabinet? Might be more sacred than you think.

🌀 What we name becomes more meaningful.

📣 Check out episode 1: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#SacredSpacePodcast #SpiritualCare #SacredOrdinary #MeaningMaking #RetroWisdom #TupperwareReverence #HolyRollers
A retro-style illustration shows a serene, long-haired man with a beard, eyes closed, gently holding a glowing green Tupperware container aloft in one hand. He wears a “Holy Rollers Athletic Club” t-shirt, and stands against a swirling cosmic background in warm blues and oranges, featuring a crescent moon and star. Above and below him are the words: “TO ASCRIBE SACREDNESS IS TO TRANSFORM —WHAT WE NAME BECOMES MORE MEANINGFUL.” The overall style evokes vintage spiritual posters with a modern, irreverent twist.
June 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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We released our first episode of @sacredspacepodcast.bsky.social. It’s abt how to find the sacred - the meaningful, the set apart, the awe-inspiring - in everyday life.

This is esp important now, as so much takes from us. Listen & share where you find the sacred

podcast.osu.edu/thesacredspa...
An illustrated poster features a dynamic and surreal collage-style scene. At the center is a caricatured version of Shaquille O’Neal joyfully dunking a bright green Tupperware container through a basketball hoop. Behind him, a swirling cosmic sky with a crescent moon adds a spiritual, psychedelic vibe. In the background, a long-haired heavy metal guitarist shreds on stage while a cheering concert crowd throws up metal hand signs. The bold title at the top reads, “SHAQ, HEAVY METAL AND TUPPERWARE,” followed by the subtitle “Spirituality Beyond…” in smaller text. The image blends pop culture, music, humor, and cosmic spirituality into one eclectic, vibrant design.
June 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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One of my co-hosts on @sacredspacepodcast.bsky.social, Chaplain Jamar, shared this quote as we discussed the sacred.

I’m fortunate to work with such wise people. Where do you find the sacred?

#chaplaincy #spirituality #SacredSpacePodcast #podcast
A graphic with a blue and purple gradient background features white cursive text that reads: “Sacred space is often associated with safe people… The sacred for marginal people is probably associated with the safest people.” In the bottom right corner, the logo for the Sacred Space Podcast appears in white, with the word “SACRED” above the word “SPACE,” and a microphone icon forming the letter “A” in “SPACE.” The word “PODCAST” is written below in smaller font.
June 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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This beauty is blooming.
Love this time of year

#bloomscrolling
A close-up of a pink English-style rose in full bloom, with delicate layers of petals covered in water droplets. The background is softly blurred, showing a potted plant, green foliage, and a tree, suggesting a lush garden setting on a bright day.
June 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM