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When Grief Doesn't Make Sense
A practical, faith-based conversation on what to do when grief arrives without warning — and how to find quiet ground while you wait for the path forward.
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A faith-based podcast & teaching platformReal Questions.
Real Questions.
Honest Answers.
Practical Hope.
Ask Chaplain Derrick is a faith-based podcast, book, and teaching platform offering practical encouragement for grief, faith, relationships, caregiving, emotional stress, and life's difficult seasons.
Hosted by
Chaplain Derrick
Author · Educator · Spiritual Care Companion
About the platform
Honest encouragement for the questions you actually carry.
Ask Chaplain Derrick is a chaplain-led media platform built around one simple idea: most of us are quietly carrying questions about faith, grief, caregiving, and stress that we don't quite know who to ask.
Through the podcast, books, classes, and a question-submission inbox, Chaplain Derrick offers warm, biblically grounded, professionally informed answers — the kind a trusted chaplain would offer over coffee, not from a stage.
GriefCaregivingFaith doubtsWorkplace stressEnd-of-life questionsSpiritual care
Podcast episodes
Submit a question for an upcoming episode Quiet conversations. Practical hope.
Short, intentional episodes you can listen to on a walk, in the carpool line, or in the quiet of the morning. New episodes go live on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen.
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Caregiving Without Losing Yourself
Honest encouragement for spouses, adult children, and family caregivers who feel quietly invisible while caring for someone they love.
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Faith on the Hard Days
What to do when prayer feels dry, scripture feels distant, and you're not sure how to talk to God about what you're carrying.
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Featured book
From Diagnosis to Goodbye
Restoring the Patient's Voice Through Every Stage of the Journey — When Sorrow Meets Hope Series
A compassionate resource that walks patients, families, and caregivers through every stage of a serious diagnosis — restoring the patient's voice with dignity, honest conversation, and spiritual care from the first appointment to the final goodbye. Compassion. Understanding. Hope. You are not alone.
Classes & workshops
Learn alongside a chaplain who has been there.
Live and on-demand classes for individuals, ministries, and workplaces — covering grief care, chaplaincy training, caregiver support, and spiritual resilience.
Live online classes
Small-group sessions with practical takeaways, prayer, and discussion.
Workshops & trainings
Equip your team, ministry, or workplace with grief-aware and chaplain-rooted care.
Self-paced resources
Workbook companions to the books — gentle pacing, deep reflection.
Speaking invitations
Conferences, retreats, healthcare in-services, and ministry gatherings.
Submit a question
Ask the question you've been quietly carrying.
Send in any question — about grief, faith, caregiving, doubt, or a hard season you're walking through. Questions may be answered in an upcoming podcast episode or class. Your name and contact info will never be shared without permission.
"There are no silly questions when life feels heavy. There are only questions waiting to be honored with a thoughtful answer."
Free encouragement
A little hope in your inbox — when you need it.
Short, gentle notes of encouragement, Scripture, and practical hope — never spammy, never daily, always honest. Unsubscribe any time with one click.
Speaking
Invite Chaplain Derrick to speak at your next gathering.
Conferences, ministry retreats, healthcare in-services, workplace wellness events, chaplaincy programs, grief workshops, and small groups. Topics include grief care, caregiver resilience, workplace chaplaincy, end-of-life support, and faith in life's hardest seasons.
Email
office@balministries.org
For general questions and ministry inquiries.
Mail
Begin Again Living MinistriesP.O. Box 1904
Lincoln, CA 95648
Ask Chaplain Derrick provides faith-based encouragement, spiritual reflection, education, and practical support. It is not a substitute for licensed medical, mental health, legal, financial, or emergency crisis care. If you are in crisis, call 988 or seek immediate professional help.