Recent Tweets

@malcolmmarler
  • So good to be back home, but loved seeing my Episcopal postulant seminary wife in Virginia this weekend. So proud.
  • "What to say at death's door," by Hospice Chaplain Kerry Egan, well worth reading, http://t.co/0pzai0I2 @DavidFleenor thanks
  • Time for my evening prayers, a great way to end my day, you are welcome to join me by listening @ http://t.co/q9vDbTpB

Comments

  • Freedom Prayer (2)
    • kathy: I am ready to live free of the devastating effects my mother’s mental/emotional illness has had on me...
  • Still, a Child of God (7)
    • Wes Ellis: I read your column with great interest. I, too, am a “convert” to the Episcopal Church, the...
    • Margaret Hinson: Yea! Malcolm, Would you believe that Jimmy and I had often wondered if you would consider serving as...
    • Jerry Jacob: Malcolm, This is something else we have in common. I, too, came from mostly a Baptist background. Maundy...
    • Sherri Shepherd: Interesting to me how so many children of Baptist preachers defect. Some have said that the pressure...
  • The Samuel Prayer (5)
    • teodora contreras: as soon I wake up early morning, I talk to the Lord, Speak Lord Your Servant is Listening. Then I...
    • Jeff: Nice mantra.

About

Malcolm Lewis Marler

Malcolm Lewis Marler

My purpose in life is to create connection and community for the human family during the challenging times of life, and help you know you are loved by God and you are not alone.

I write a few times per month about experiences I have with others and the lessons they teach me about life.

I was a pastoral care specialist in two congregations during the first fifteen years of my career developing ministries that taught adults how to care for one another throughout the life cycle.

I worked with persons living with HIV/AIDS during the second fifteen years of my career in the deep South.  The staff and patients were, and are, my friends and teachers.

I am the Director of Pastoral Care at a hospital in Alabama where I have the opportunity to take all that I have learned in the first thirty years of my ministry and apply all of my experience in one place.

My personal faith journey has led me to work in congregations in Presbyterian, Baptist, and United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations.  I am now an active member of the Episcopal Church.

Personal

  • Live on a lake in North Alabama with the love of my life
  • Have two open-hearted, loving stepchildren, who are both college students
  • Enjoy strength training, walking and hiking, photography, water skiing, boating, and technology

The best way to contact me is through Email.  Or you can follow me on Twitter or Facebook.

A Word About Confidentiality

Confidentiality and integrity are central for me in my professional and personal life.

If a person’s identity needs to be protected, I change key identifying information so that the heart of the story can be told but the identity of the individual is confidential.

I do not represent any institution on this blog, these are my own thoughts and beliefs and I am responsible for them.

My business card on the web can be found by clicking here