Broken is better. Guest blogger Suzanne Holland brings home the truth that your reponse to life’s problems is what matters. And a biblically healthy response is what ultimately brings glory to God. Her article appeared first here and is used with permission. –LAM In This Life, You Will Have Trouble Life is full of pain and suffering. In a world … Read More
A P.L.A.N. to Engage a Suicidal Person Wisely
If someone trusts you enough to reach out for help, or you pick up on something that concerns you and makes you wonder if another person has intentions of suicide, what do you do next? It feels like a great weight of responsibility and it is. We use a simple acrostic when training churches on how to engage those with suicidal intentions … Read More
A Christian Response to Suicide or Suicidal Thoughts – Part 2
This post is part two in a series on suicide prevention and how to think through this issue carefully and biblically. Find part one here. Part 3 presents a simple plan for engaging with those who are suicidal or who have suffered the loss of someone close to them. The phone rang in the middle of my seventh birthday party. … Read More
4 Steps into Depression—and the Way Out!
Let me preface this article by recognizing that some forms of depression have a legitimate physical cause. These must be addressed and controlled through the advancements of medical science. Diabetes, hypothyroid, other glandular problems may be directly connected to the depression a person feels. I will let the medical doctors give help for those medical issues originating in bodily sicknesses … Read More