Hiding behind Humor

Posted by Jeff Olson on January 20, 2012

Hunter Adams, a physician whose life was the basis for the 1998 film Patch Adams, has spent his career encouraging doctor-patient relationships that rely heavily on the use of humor and play. Adams believes establishing this kind of connection with a patient is essential to their physical... Read More

the presence of others

Posted by Jeff Olson on January 6, 2012

Tomorrow morning, a couple of friends and I are planning to drive two hours to attend the funeral of a stranger. The deceased actually is the brother of a close friend and co-worker who unexpectedly died of a brain aneurism at the age of 50.

We’re attending the funeral for the same... 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

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

Restoration revisited

Posted by Tim Jackson on October 24, 2011

So, how’s God restoring the brokenness in your life or the life of someone you love? Maybe it’s breaking free from an enslaving addiction or severing an abusive relationship that’s been sucking the life out of you for way too long. Whatever your story of brokenness, God has a... Read More

Called to remember . . .

Posted by Tim Jackson on September 12, 2011

Yesterday was filled with many reminders of a day 10 years ago that changed the world as we know it. 9/11 has been forever burned into the collective psyche not only of the United States but the rest of the world as well. Many remember where they were when the first news reports began to trickle... Read More

Loyalty

Posted by Tim Jackson on September 7, 2011

This picture came to me in an email last week from a magazine I subscribe to. It just about broke my heart. But it also reminded me of what’s really important too.



This scene was captured just two weeks ago at the funeral of Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson... Read More

Should Christians grieve?

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 17, 2011

Is grief okay for a Christian? Is it legitimate to be sad when you lose someone you deeply love? What’s this thing about “consider it pure joy” that James talks about in the New Testament? Should my “joy” as a Christian erase the pain of my journey through grief over... Read More

A season of loss

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 15, 2011

I haven’t written this blog for a couple of weeks.

I’ve been gone.

It’s been a rainy season for me and my family.



“When it rains, it pours,” was a saying my Grandma would often use when things were piling up and we were... Read More

Good decisions

Posted by Allison Stevens on July 27, 2011

Blogging is difficult for me because what I write is only a tiny slice of the truth. It’s not full and complete. I can’t say everything I want to or need to. But here is something that happened to me I wanted to share. I don’t say near enough in this about the power of my relationship... Read More
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