devozine

Have any of your friends ever thought about suicide? Could you help a friend who said, “I want to die?”

 

10/16/19 at 11:30 AM

My best friend killed himself. I found him lying on his bed with the right side of his head blown off, surrounded by a red-and-gray mess of blood…

10/15/19 at 11:49 AM

I still can’t believe it. Years of professional instruction in suicide and youth depression, countless hours counseling others through pain and trauma, certification in programs detailing warning signs,…

10/14/19 at 07:57 AM

Healthiness is a lifestyle that makes the most of what God has given us: body, mind, and spirit. The mind functions at its best only when the body…

10/10/19 at 07:58 AM

I recently stopped by our youth-led weekly ministry, FYBY (For Youth By Youth), to ask the teens some questions about when, how, and why they have experienced adults not taking…

10/05/19 at 01:59 PM

I sit with my elderly neighbor on her front porch in Old East Durham, North Carolina.

“How long have you lived here, Ms. Emmy?” I ask.

She shrugs and…

10/05/19 at 09:10 AM

Silence was awkward for me. As an outgoing and talkative person, silence made me feel uneasy. Silence meant that something was wrong and needed to be fixed—sometimes by…

10/03/19 at 07:56 AM

On the first day of my new job at the coffee shop, I left the spouts open on the coffee carafes and ended up brewing several gallons of…

10/02/19 at 11:52 AM

Earlier this year, my grandpa had a serious heart attack, or as he describes it, “a minor coronary incident.” Because…

10/01/19 at 07:53 AM

Balance Solitude and Community

I’m an introvert. I like to spend time by myself. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found that…

09/27/19 at 11:54 AM