Chat with the Chaplain: 45 Years of Insight and Beautiful Experiences! w/ Chaplain David Carl

02/28/19 • 44 min

As a Nurse Anesthetist, I find it difficult to fully express the value of Hospital Chaplains. Many of my patients have received emotional and spiritual support during times of crisis, whether pre-surgery, traumatic events, or during their last moments of life.

Chaplains have also been valuable to comfort hospital employees and patient family members during emotional distress. They comfort a diverse population, all cultures and all faiths at their most vulnerable moments.

"Be open to the extraordinary. Don't get limited and distracted by Earthly activities." -Chaplain David Carl, Senior Executive Director of Spiritual Care, Atrium Health

Chaplain David Carl has a Master of Divinity, and 45 years of experience! His background and his role is very unique, and I was honored to have a chance to spend an hour with him and capture some of his insight and his experiences. See below for what we discussed in our short time together:

[0-6:00] The extraordinary experience which called him to ministry, his unique background, and how he landed at Atrium Health

[7:33] Story of an unexplainable reunion

[14:57] A woman battling cancer is visited by an angel and her two deceased grandmothers with a reassuring message

[17:30] Chaplain Carl discusses "ghosts" on Earth and in the Bible

[21:00] Are we visited by spirits before we die? Are they angels or spirits of actual loved ones?

[21:52] A man in the ICU is visited by an angel with a beautiful message.

[24:43] Death visions. Hospice Chaplains believe we all have them near the end.

[25:25] A man in the process of dying has a dramatic vision that is so powerful the Chaplain and I hold back tears.

[31:39] Have you witnessed people have a negative (HELL) near death experience?

[33:20] End of life "meeting"

[34:00] Chaplain Carl discusses visions vs. hallucinations vs. delusions

[36:41] There are voices that are not from God. Be careful.

[38:00] WHY do some people get the miracle and some do not?

[40:00] Chaplain Carl's final message to the world after 45 years of experience as a Chaplain. Beautiful. Love this.

Thank you, Chaplain Carl, for what you do, and for this time to share such beautiful experiences!

"Be open to the extraordinary. Don't get limited and distracted by Earthly activities." -Chaplain David Carl, Senior Executive Director of Spiritual Care, Atrium Health

[0-6:00] The extraordinary experience which called him to ministry, his unique background, and how he landed at Atrium Health

[7:33] Story of an unexplainable reunion

[14:57] A woman battling cancer is visited by an angel and her two deceased grandmothers with a reassuring message

[17:30] Chaplain Carl discusses "ghosts" on Earth and in the Bible

[21:00] Are we visited by spirits before we die? Are they angels or spirits of actual loved ones?

[21:52] A man in the ICU is visited by an angel with a beautiful message.

[24:43] Death visions. Hospice Chaplains believe we all have them near the end.

[25:25] A man in the process of dying has a dramatic vision that is so powerful the Chaplain and I hold back tears.

[31:39] Have you witnessed people have a negative (HELL) near death experience?

[33:20] End of life "meeting"

[34:00] Chaplain Carl discusses visions vs. hallucinations vs. delusions

[36:41] There are voices that are not from God. Be careful.

[38:00] WHY do some people get the miracle and some do not?

[40:00] Chaplain Carl's final message to the world after 45 years of experience as a Chaplain. Beautiful. Love this.

Thank you, Chaplain Carl, for what you do, and for this time to share such beautiful experiences!

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