Category Archives: Suicide

Responding to grief

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Deep reflection on grief and grieving. Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Grieving, Loss, Sadness, Suffering, Suicide | Tagged Death, Grief, Grieving, loss of a loved one, Sadness, working through grief | Leave a comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged burn out, Despair, Discouraged, feeling lost, helpless, hopeless, loss of perspective, spiritual exhaustion, Suicide | 1 Comment

My first funeral (a suicide)

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

There was standing room only at the funeral parlor as I faced some rather austere men and women dressed in the old black garb common to conservative Mennonites. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Counselor, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Eternal life, feeling hopeless, Funeral, Hope?, Life of a pastor, Sadness, Suffering, Suicide, Wisdom | Tagged battling depreession, Biological depression, Can those who commit suicide go to heaven?, Suicide funeral | 1 Comment

Robin Williams’ most uncomfortable role

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Robin Williams was unique. Many people seemed to live inside him. He made so many laugh yet his death was so tragic.

When lost in despondency people feel unable to shake an outlook of despair… Continue reading →

Posted in Counseling, Depression, Despair, Robin Williams, Suicide | Tagged Depression, Despair, Robin Williams, Suicide | 4 Comments

Suffering in silence

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

She finally gained the necessary courage to tell me a story that she had kept to herself until that point. Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Change, Christian Counselor, Comfort, Counseling, Crisis, Fear, Grieving, Psychology, Relationships, Restoration, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Social work, Suffering, Suicide, Unresolved issues, Victory | Tagged abuse, Fear, Guilt, Sexual abuse, shame | 4 Comments

5 links to see (and a fun video)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

4 thought-provoking articles. Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Despair, Discernment, Discouragement, Drug addiction, Gossip, Human depravity, Human dignity, Sadness, Slandered, Suicide, Unity | 1 Comment

5 links worth seeing

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

The female holocaust by Daniel James Devine Indian parents killed an estimated 6 million girls in the last decade, but U.S. lawmakers can’t agree on what to do about it. Kingdom, Ethics, and Individual Salvation by D. A. Carson “… distinguishable ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Kingdom, Links to see, Parenting, Parenting Groups, Parenting teens, Relationships, Suicide | Leave a comment

When faith causes doubts

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Some struggle with doubt but faith has often caused me to struggle. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Blaming religion, Blessed by God, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Crisis, Depression, Despair, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, End Times, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Evil One, Failure, Faith, Fear, Glorify God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Hope?, Life of a pastor, Mad at God, Origin of Sin, Pain, Patience, Personal thoughts, Prayer, Problem of evil, purpose, Questioning God, Religion-not the answer, Sadness, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Theodicy, Tornado, Trials, Truth, Unbelief, Violence, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview, Worry | Tagged Cancer, Death, Doubt, Suffering, Theodicy | 3 Comments

Do we expect too much?

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Do we expect unbroken tranquility in a world that has fallen from its Creator? Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Despair, Pain, Suffering, Suicide, Trials, Wisdom | 2 Comments

Wisdom on suffering

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

“Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge” (Psalm 62:8). Dick Keyes “The Bible does not give us a quick and easy answer to why God allows evil to continue … Continue reading →

Posted in Discouragement, Earthquakes, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Faith, Fear of death, Fear of God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Protection, God's Will, Grieving, Hope?, Hurricanes, Loss, Mistreated, Origin of Sin, Pain, Prison, Restoration, Sadness, Sovereignty, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Tornado, Trials, Tsunami, Violence, Weather, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview | Tagged Death, Loss, Sadness, Sin, Suffering, Tornado, Where is God in tragedy? | 1 Comment