152 | Navigating Grief and Identity After Life's Unexpected Changes with Sports Chaplain Roger Lipe
3/21/202650 min
About the Guest
Roger Lipe is a seasoned sports chaplain and ministry leader with over 30 years of experience, primarily working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale. Throughout his career, he has dedicated his life to providing pastoral care and guidance to athletes, coaches, and sports teams, assisting them through both triumphs and challenges. Recently, after a series of personal trials and the passing of his wife, Sharon, Roger has stepped into a new chapter of his life, focusing on mentoring and supporting leaders in the sports and sports ministry landscape.<...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Host0:00
[dramatic music] This is Becoming Undone.
Roger Lipe· Guest0:05
[tape rewinding] Yeah, that morning, I was in a hotel in downtown Chicago, was preparing to spend the whole day with DePaul basketball. So I had taken the train up there, had a great day with coaches on the previous day. That morning, I got that text. Type A me is going, "Come on, babe. I'm in Chicago. I'm taking the train home tomorrow. I got stuff to do." Then the more I looked at it, the more I talked with coach, I'm thinking, "I think I need to go home." And so we made the decision to do that and flew home, and it really did turn our world upside down. And he comes in, the ER doctor, and says, "What I thought I saw on that first one, this is what I see. This is what cancer looks like." Once we got to the end of those infusions, we could tell things were not getting better anytime soon. So that's when we began to discuss, is retirement the right thing to do? And, and the more we talked about that and finally landed on a date being May 30, I said, "Yes, that's it. I am Roger Lipe, and I am undone."
Toby Brooks· Host1:18
[upbeat music] Hey, friend, I'm glad you're here. Welcome to yet another episode of Becoming Undone, the podcast for those who dare bravely,