Take time for your heart
Posted by Jeff Olson on December 22, 2011
Every morning I take a baby aspirin. Heart disease runs in my family, and my doctor says it’s good for the health of my ticker.
The particular brand of aspirin I take etches the shape of a small heart on the side of the pill. At first I thought it was corny. But every time I see it,... Read More
A Grief Revisited
Posted by Tim Jackson on December 20, 2011
I spent last Friday with the HelpForMyLife video crew capturing the story of one of our coworkers, Kevin Burgess and his wife Dawn. Kevin works the audio magic to “sweeten” the audio of many of the RBC radio productions. (I have no idea what “sweetening” entails but I don’t... Read More
Born to die
Posted by Jeff Olson on December 15, 2011
We are well into that special time of the year where our focus turns to the celebration of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:1-20). The world has never been the same since that supernatural night in Bethlehem so many years ago.
Once, however, you get past His birth in Bethlehem, the Gospel records... Read More
Slow down and talk it through
Posted by Jeff Olson on December 8, 2011
Today I came across a story about Kevin Sorbo—the muscle bound actor who played Hercules from the television show with the same name. Playing the mythic Greek hero, Kevin fought epic battles against evil forces and rescued damsels in distress. Yet ironically, while filming Hercules,... Read More
Compassionate Friends
Posted by Allison Stevens on December 7, 2011
I talked with a friend today about the death of her son. She’s dreading the holidays without him. She and her husband are consumed with thoughts about him and seeing him again someday.
I remembered that I had read an article in the newspaper about an organization called The... Read More
Truth & Consequences
Posted by Tim Jackson on December 5, 2011
“But I told the truth!” Through her sobs it was clear that she understood how wrong she was in what she’d done. She’d broken the trust of her husband yet again with another affair. This one she’d managed to keep hidden for the past 5 years.
“I’ll... Read More
present but not always felt
Posted by Jeff Olson on December 1, 2011
Hearing an infant cry at bedtime can be one of the most unnerving situations for young parents to handle.
When my wife and I first encountered this, we struggled to resist the urge to go into our baby’s room and console her little heart. We would peek through the door from time... Read More








