Fighting for souls, and lives, in Native America
MESA, Ariz. — Arlinda Lee remembered the old medicine man’s words: A baby, yet unborn, would suffer from “a problem with her mind.” He made the…
suicide
‘Grieving a suicide’ will help survivors heal, ministers help
Suicide devastates lives — the lives of families, friends and ministry providers. And many ministers, myself included, are confronted with the event of a suicide…
Healing a wounded town
ALSEA, Ore. — At the little white church off the two-lane blacktop, the front door stays unlocked all the time — just in case a…
EDITORIAL: The church’s role in suicide prevention
In South Carolina, a distraught campus ministry student texted classmates and informed them of his plans to kill himself. A minister rushed to the student’s…
