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Speaking ill of the dead and why we should

Published August 1, 2017 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Prayer

As we walked out of my mom’s funeral, my brother said, “Let’s talk about how Mom used to cheat at scrabble.” We chuckled. “Really,” he said. There’s a tendency to make people perfect after they die. But if we talk about their faults it keeps them human and real to us.” “Well,” I said, “She… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published August 1, 2017

Recovering from family suicide: a year later

Published August 23, 2016 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family

This month, it has been a year since my brother’s suicide. I am a woman much acquainted with grief. But this has  been a different kind of grief than I’ve ever experienced before. The shock and constant sense of horror didn’t start to wear off until recently and much of it is still in place…. [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published August 23, 2016

Soul-surviving in the wake of a family suicide

Published September 22, 2015 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Faith

Four weeks ago the person who has been closest to me all my life, my brother, Mark, (I just called him “Brother” and he called me, “Sister,”) who was like my other self, committed suicide. We were scared and worried about him. But we didn’t think this would happen. Then it happened. He was dead…. [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published September 22, 2015

The Church and Mental Illness

Published September 4, 2014 • Written by Trenton Henrichson Filed Under: Faith, World and News

A little over three weeks have passed since the tragic death of Robin Williams. Although most of us did not know Mr. Williams personally, many of us have felt moved by his work. As an actor and comedian, he made us laugh, made us feel; sometimes he made us think. In passing, his decision to… [Read More]

Written by Trenton Henrichson • Published September 4, 2014

Grace Made Man

Published October 16, 2012 • Written by Trenton Henrichson Filed Under: Blog

I didn’t get here on my own. Many people have helped me out. I owe everything I have to the grace of others. Evidently I am unique from every political pundit around these days. I was raised with the good values. I am bright. I am hardworking. I grew up in the land of the… [Read More]

Written by Trenton Henrichson • Published October 16, 2012

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