Techniques CONTACT people have used to save lives: Be supportive. Let the troubled person know he has done the right thing in talking to you. Non-judgmentally, empathetically, assure him you care about him, no matter what his situation may be. Encourage him to talk. Talking is a God-given relief. Try to discover his past…
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Inside the Suicidal Person
by Susan J. Shelley “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” — Colette [1] On a warm May evening in 1996, Jamie*, a 36-year-old divorcee with two adolescent daughters, committed suicide in her home. So distraught over the course of her life, she decided to end her misery….
Life, Death, and Euthanasia-Resources
Footnotes Eleanor James, Christian American, “When Dad Asked to Die,” March/April 1997, p. 31, 32 International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force (online report), http://www.iaetf.org/jk.htm, p. 1 Dr. Diane M. Komp, Christianity Today, “The Battle over Assisted Death is Just Starting,” November/December 1997, p.1 (http://www.christianity.net) International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force (online report), http://www.iaetf.org/fctholl.htm, p. 2 Ibid. Diane M. Gianelli,…
Inside the Suicidal Person – Resources
Footnotes Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women Copyright © 1992. Armand Eisen, Andrews and McMeel a University Press Syndicate Co. CD-ROM “Suicide,” Microsoft Encarta © 1994. Microsoft Corporation, contributed by Jack D. Douglas and Frank Allen Jones Jr. CD-ROM Mosby Medical Encyclopedia © 1995 and San Francisco Suicide Prevention Web page © 1996. http://www.sfsuicide.org….
Dying for Control – Natural process
There’s a natural process to death that assisted suicide may cut short. In her book On Death and Dying (MacMillan, 1969), Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross devotes a chapter to each stage of dying: denial, anger, bargaining, depression (when the dying patient is most susceptible to assisted suicide), and finally acceptance. Dr. Kubler-Ross concludes that “….
Dying for Control
by Kimn Swenson Gollnick “Can you come with me?” my mother’s tearful voice asked over the phone. “Grandpa’s dying.”The hospital had sent her father home with medication to make him as comfortable as possible. My aunt and cousin had already moved in with him to provide around-the-clock care. My mother felt she should be…
All the King’s Men
by Douglas Raymond Rose A rainy day in Texas. The winter wind blew briskly on the wet gravesite. Those of us standing there sang “Amazing Grace” with more true grit than we’d ever mustered before. I didn’t want to believe Tom was dead. He was only 27 years old and hadn’t been sick a…
Deliverance From Porn
The freedom of forsaking sin and walking in truth. by Joyce Barnhart I was dusting the top shelf when I found it: a brown paper bag resting neatly on top of a row of theology books. Ironic, in hindsight. Intrigued by the mysterious bag, I lifted it off the shelf and examined the contents….
Just One Look
Underestimating the power of porn. by Roger Evans as told to Carol McGalliard I stood behind my bedroom door, fists clenched. “I’ll show them,” I vowed. “I’ll show them I don’t need them. I’ll show them I can get what I need all by myself.” Powerful vows for a-six-year-old, but I was already convinced…
Caught in the Web of Pornography
How an “innocent” interest can build into intense addiction. by Carol McGalliard Pornography. Just the harmless pastime of curious boys and sex-deprived men — or so I thought. My perception of pornography changed dramatically when a friend e-mailed me about a personal crisis: She had just discovered her husband’s addiction to Internet porn. He confessed…