[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...

When he was fifteen, Roger Sabourin of Medicine Hat, Alberta, went through one of the worst experiences imaginable for a young teen: sexual abuse at the hands of a clergy member. Devastated by the experience but fearing what would happen if he went public with the crime, Roger chose to remain silent, keeping his hurt and grief to himself for the...

Since its release on DVD, and later release as a hardcover book, The Secret has sold millions of copies. Approximately 1.5 million copies of the DVD and 5.25 million copies of the book have already been sold (or are currently being printed) to meet massive public demand. So what is The Secret? It is essentially this: “Thoughts ... create...

As with any serious illness, being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) is only the beginning. Life's toughest obstacles can make us bitter or better. Frank chose to make it better. It started with a stumble, a little stiffness, and then a fall. 1994 began as a year filled with hope. Frank...

My parents had a bad divorce when I was seven, and since then, my dad has not been there as a father should. Over the past month or two, I have really been struggling to keep going, to stay optimistic about my life. The reality is that I have been depressed for a while now. Sometimes I just start crying out of a deep sadness. I'll be in a really...

I am struggling with forgiveness. I know that forgiving someone who hurt me is part of my recovery process, but does forgiving someone mean that I need to be willing to treat that person as well as I would treat those I consider my closest friends? (Assuming that it’s appropriate to interact with the person who hurt me.) Does forgiving completely...

I have just moved back to the city and church that helped me so much in the past. But I don't feel the same "closeness" as I did before and feel let down. Can you help me? Advice: It sounds as though you have been through a lot in the past few years and made a lot of moves and changes in your life. It is hard to make something outside your...