His room at Flossenburg was simple—nothing on the plaster walls—just a wooden door with a big lock, a few feet from where he was executed, a few weeks before Allies liberated the Flossenburg Nazi German concentration camp. I was humble and contrite as I looked at the garden wall where they killed German Pastor Dietrich …
Today I will attend a funeral – a father who took his life. Loving family, successful business, active in church – hard to understand, yet very real. This tragedy is another indication that suicide knows no bounds, cutting across all ages and stages of life, unimpressed by fame, fortune, or status. We see it …
Whether you and I are eight, eighteen, or eighty; we will encounter physical infirmity – short term illness or recovery from injury, or perhaps a long-term medical condition that becomes our constant companion. While we are exhorted to “give thanks in all things,” this is often easier said than done. The reality is that each …