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Veteran suicide

For many veterans, the simple act of asking for help is very difficult. Personal responsibility is a cornerstone of military culture. Yet this ethos of self-sufficiency too often prevents many veterans from seeking even basic medical or legal assistance — professional help that all of us occasionally need.

I serve a risen savior

I serve a risen savior

I grew up in the church (PTL) and I grew up singing, “Deep and wide, deep and wide, there is a fountain flowing deep and wide.” I also grew up going to the community pool when visiting my grandparents and I remember the kiddie pool. As an older child I would run through it and the water was warm and comfortable. It was always tempting to stay in that shallow water.

Dear God, I could use some help here

Dear God, I could use some help here

A local rancher I know was out in the pasture one day with his son and twelve-year-old grandson. By nature they are each accomplished horsemen. At some distance, the grandson had just swung up into the saddle of a partially broken horse. As father and son stood with their elbows on the pickup, here comes horse and rider at a dead run. As his horse flies him by the truck and into parts unknown, the grandson hollers out, “I could use some help here!”

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