Substance Abuse
Q&A on Cutting
QUESTION: A number of students at my high school are “cutters.” Why do they do that? ANSWER: “Cutting” has become a popular behavior among some of today’s youth, but few adults know much about it or understand it. “Cutting” is just one method of self-injury that is...
Q&A on Cutting
QUESTION: A number of students at my high school are “cutters.” Why do they do that? ANSWER: “Cutting” has become a popular behavior among some of today’s youth, but few adults know much about it or understand it. “Cutting” is just one method of self-injury that is...
When Good Things Become Addictions
Tina Raines, Marriage and Family Therapist Innocent activities that initially bring pleasure can spiral into compulsions that are difficult to control and have devastating effects. Addictions consume energy. Problems exist when addicted persons abandon people and...
Drug Abuse
Rev. Wayne D. Mueller Just say no. Sounds easy, doesn't it? A simple solution to a complex problem. Just say no and it all goes away. Unfortunately, drug and alcohol abuse can't be sloganed away. It continues to wreck marriages and families, steal efficiency from our...
When Life Seems to Have No Meaning
Pastor Bruce Wietzke Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb? We know such a question is not uncommon in our world. We live among people who not only may ask such a question concerning themselves but may also cut short the life of the unborn...
The Father and Issues of Life and Death // Bible Study
When abortion is marketed to the general public its advocates emphasize the autonomous right of the woman to make this decision. Society has so bought into that notion that in 1976 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the father of the child has virtually no say about a...
Suicide Facts and Statistics
Most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization to compile the following list of suicide facts: General Statistics (USA) Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages. (CDC) Every day, approximately...
Addiction!
Rev. Robert Fleischmann, National Director, Christian Life Resources It was a typical Saturday morning. Mark slept in because he worked late. Life had settled down since he finished jail time for drug possession. He liked his second-shift job. He was a single parent...
