“I can’t handle this anymore. Suicide has become a daily, hourly consideration for me. I can’t keep going. I will kill myself.” I don’t remember if those were the exact words, but it was something like that
Life
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Let's Talk About Depression
Depression: I’m not referring to the temporary state of sadness that we all experience. Rather, I’m talking about a mental illness that affects people and nothing that’s done or said can snap them out
Fear
Fear is such a nasty foe. It always seems to find its way into our lives. As a Christian, I’m encouraged not to fear, specifically because as Christians we trust God will take care of us. But it&
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
On September 3, my dad, brother and I set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. I had every intention of putting together a video. But who am I kidding? I don’t have time for that! So this written synopsis
Alton Sterling, Black Lives Matter and My Son
My thoughts below are a re-post from Facebook. The last couple of days have been hard for a lot of people. The death of Alton Sterling at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers has once again ripped off a
Grace Can Hurt
Grace seems to be quite the buzz word lately. Sermons upon sermons have been preached. Ministries have been birthed. Books have been written. A lot of what has come forth is good, but other aspects maybe not so much. When
Slaves of Fear
One fundamental aspect to the Gospel is freedom. Jesus came to set free the oppressed and captive. That includes both the physical and spiritual. His onslaught on injustice was clear and still rings true today. One aspect of that spiritual
What A Mess!
The above photo was taken last fall in my backyard. We have several bushes back there that had really grown over the last three years. I had not taken the time to prune them, so this past summer, the vines