This Week's Program
Losing a Mom to Suicide
Stephen Akinduro was born in the U.S. but grew up in Nigeria, the son of a Nigerian who married Stephen's mother, a U.S. citizen. Because of his father's job, the family was transferred several times, including abroad and Stephen's mother started getting depressed, due in part to cultural adjustments and her cross cultural marriage. Stephen was aware his parents were not happy, although he also remembers happy times in his childhood.
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Continue ReadingMy Turn
Just Sayin'
Emily Ralph
Have you ever made a list of your favorite things? I think mine would include the smell of freshly cut grass after it’s mown for the first time in the spring. And I love the way a baby plays with your mouth while you feed her. Or that moment when you first wake up and look at the clock and realize you have another hour until the alarm—or, even better, that it’s Saturday!
Continue ReadingThis Week's Resources
Fierce Goodbye website: A complete website related to the documentary with more family stories, resources, books, links and more. Includes more of Stephen’s story including how he came to faith.
Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide DVD Documentary. Five loving and courageous families take you to the innermost depths of their heartbreak and pain to bring hope and healing to others dealing with the numbing aftereffects of suicide. Additional families, individuals, mental health experts, Bible scholars and theologians add their experiences and insights in dealing with the issue of suicide.
The documentary is a groundbreaking look at the role of faith and suicide: where is my loved one now? Can they be forgiven? How I can still have faith and go on. Hosted by Judy Collins, the program also features Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. 44 minutes. Closed Captioned. $24.95.
BOOKS
A Mother Held Hostage, by Barbara Borntrager. $12.99
Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength, by Judy Collins. Hardback, $13.95
ONLINE
Stephen Akinduro’s blog
Burton's Blog
Listen Much and Say Little
Burton Buller
More than a year ago I blogged on the topic of suicide. It is surprising how many suicides of which I have been aware have transpired in the intervening time. It is something that continues to plague our society.
Continue ReadingNext Week
Extreme forgiveness. How far does your forgiveness of others run? How many times would you forgive someone? Next week we'll meet John Perkins, who was the victim of police brutality and whose brother was murdered in the early days of the civil rights movement in the South. Today he speaks and works for forgiveness and reconciliation through the John Perkins Foundation.
Favorite Family Recipes
Spaghetti Pie
Jodi Nisly Hertzler offers this recipe and says, "This is a great use for leftover spaghetti, linguini, or angel hair pasta. This recipe makes two pies. Eat one and freeze one for another day or you can easily halve the recipe. We came up with this rather different method when my husband complained about my old recipe being too dry. If you’re in a hurry, you can skip the parmesan béchamel sauce layer, but you’ll be missing out a little."
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