Between the Banks

Between the Banks

A Chaplain’s Journal from the Riverside

Some of my clearest thinking happens on the water.

There’s something about standing in a river — line cast, current pulling, nothing to prove — that strips away the noise. The river doesn’t care about your credentials or your theology. It just moves. And if you’re quiet enough, you start moving with it.

I’m Andrew Zimmermann. I’ve spent years as a chaplain, sitting with people in the space between — between life and death, between certainty and mystery, between who they were told to be and who they actually are. That in-between space is where the real work happens. It’s where I’ve watched people find their footing again.

Between the Banks is where I bring those two worlds together: the riverside and the bedside. Fishing stories that turn into life lessons. Quiet observations from the water that open up into something deeper — about dignity, about healing, about learning to trust yourself again.

What you’ll find here:

• Stories from the river and the road — honest, unhurried, sometimes funny

• Reflections on dignity, identity, and what it means to reclaim your own life

• Lessons from chaplaincy — what sitting with people in their hardest moments taught me about being human

• Embodiment practices — simple ways to get out of your head and back into your body

Who this is for:

If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing between two worlds — the one you came from and the one you’re building — this is your spot on the bank. Pull up a chair. The water’s moving, but there’s no rush.

With care,

Andrew