Nine truths about death and dying emerged from the intensive conversations Vancouver doctor David Kuhl had with people who were terminally ill: Time changes Being told that your disease will likely result in death causes time to freeze – then change.  Linear time, which the Greeks called chronus, gives way to kairos, time noted for its dimension...

[flv:http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.flv http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.jpg 300 234] With a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other, Sharon Ast knelt beside her bed and asked God’s permission to take her own life. It wasn’t the first time her fate was about to be decided at gunpoint. Growing up, her alcoholic father...

Are you at the end of your rope? Feeling helpless? Hopeless? Need help for suicidal thoughts?  These resources will help you. 1. Suicide hot lines 2. Take steps to hope 3. Books 4. Stories from the edge 5. Articles 6. Why you should give life another chance 1. Suicide hot lines Rapha’s hotline and get a phone assessment and a referral...

Not too long ago I was told a terrifying tale about a young woman and a heart attack. The 40-year-old woman arrived at the emergency room of her local hospital displaying a multitude of symptoms that made it clear that a heart attack was in progress - at least it was obvious to a nurse in the ER. After hooking the woman up to medications to help...

We can spend most of our lives on trivial issues. But Jesus Christ reminds us what really matters and what we really need. Our greatest felt needs are to be loved, forgiven, whole and alive. Do you feel compelled to somehow respond to Jesus’ death on the cross?  Do you feel compelled to enter deeper into the experience of Christ’s forgiveness? That...

Love. It's what we all want. To be loved is the most amazing thing that can happen to you.   But sometimes everything goes wrong -- love hurts us and we're left holding bruised hearts in our hands.  Where do we go from here? Wanting to be loved is part of what it means to be human.  We're all looking for love, but not just any love - unconditional...

What kinds of things disappoint you?" I once asked a friend out of curiosity. "Yuck! Don't ask me that!" she exclaimed. "I'd rather focus on the positive!" Disappointments can be quite painful, regardless of their magnitude. My friend Nancy1 terminated a long-term relationship in which she'd struggled for decades. Harsh words, bitter memories,...