Carol June Hooker
Carol June Hooker, R.N., M.S., parish nurse, Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church, Takoma Park, Maryland.
Articles by Carol June Hooker
Hard hearts, crushed souls
October 1995
The parable of the sower and the field tells of a farmer who flings seed on the ground. Some seed falls on a path, and birds gather for a picnic. Some seed falls on rocks, sprouts, and dries up. Some seed falls amid weeds that crowd out the…
Foot washing: view from a shelter
March 1995
Two blisters popped as Richard's feet slid into a pan of tepid water. "Nurse, my name isn't really Kennedy. My family is ashamed of me, and I can't go home. I escaped from a mental hospital and walked here to Washington." Richard stayed coherent…
Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief
October 1997
At the crossroads of medicine and theology, where clergy and health professionals meet people in crisis, few books guide and inform helpers as Herbert Benson's Timeless Healing. Benson, a physician, views mind, soul, and body as…