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A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break

Donned in her favorite nightgown Kimberly* slips under the covers anticipating a good night’s sleep. Patting her husband’s shoulder she says, Goodnight honey… Tentatively Ron reaches out for Kimberly and nuzzles her check giving her a tender kiss. With a familiar sick sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach, Kimberly wriggles away from Ron,... >Full Story

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He is Faithful!

Our daughter…a lesbian? Suddenly my heart felt like ice. How could she, a Christian, be involved in such despicable behavior? Pat, our eldest daughter, had always been an outgoing, aggressive and often willful girl. I knew she had great potential but in her teenage years, although a Christian, she demonstrated a restlessness and lack of direction...... >Read More



SIDS- Love Them Early, Love Them Lots

Our son Spenser died of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) on August 22, 1987 when he was almost five months of age. He would have been fifteen this year. It still hurts to think about him. I can’t help but wonder what sports he would have enjoyed.  What would he have excelled at? He looked like my Dad when he was born.  I... >Read More



When Alzheimer’s Disease Hits Home

The gray-haired lady can’t wait to leave the building to search for her dad. Unless watched, she will walk the streets in an effort to locate her father, who died 30 years ago. Devastating disease Not all cases of Alzheimer’s disease look like this, but Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that now claims to be the fourth or fifth...... >Read More



Understanding Depression

Years ago, when we were young, my brother Gene had a dance band for which I played. He asked an attractive teenage girl to sing with his band, but she never got to do so. Her mother just had a baby and was suffering from post-partum depression. Her husband often spent his evenings at a tavern. One night, after... >Read More



Walking in Newness of Life

Twelve days before Christmas, the mail brought a stack of season’s greetings and a divorce summons. As I gathered the envelopes, I had no idea that a single moment was about to slash decades of family memories and traditions: searching for a fresh, fragrant tree; snuggling by the fire as carols played; reminiscing over snapshots of a growing child. Now,...... >Read More



Suffering and Adversity

“Be not mistaken: our cause is never more in doubt than when a human looking out upon a world from which every trace of the Enemy has been banished, asks ‘Why have I been forsaken?’ and yet still obeys.” – CS Lewis, The Screwtape Letters Our difficult world We live in a world plagued by sickness, war, heartbreak and suffering...... >Read More



Suicide – Giving Life Another Chance

Give life another chance. You may be reading this article because you are contemplating killing yourself. Or perhaps you know someone who is. If you are that person who has lost hope for your life, please read on. Let me talk to you personally. I realize that you may have already planned to end your life or even tried... >Read More


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