Category Archives: struggle

Barnabas Mam, one of only two hundred Christians to survive Pol Pot’s reign of terror in Cambodia, escaped the country with his wife and three daughters in 1985 as the Vietnamese occupation created new dangers. After many difficulties, they ended … Continue reading →

The death of a child, the death of a parent, the death of a brother or sister or dear friend… how does one press on? The loss of health, the loss of employment, the loss of property… can we continue … Continue reading →

One morning a few weeks ago, a friend dropped by school to see me.  He said, “I ran across this letter and thought of you, so I brought you a copy.”  The letter was written by his cousin Julie in … Continue reading →

I have a friend younger than me who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma last Fall. He is finishing up his fourth round of chemotherapy and preparing to go through a stem cell transplant. Though I don’t think King David ever … Continue reading →

Dr. Sagar Lonial is my doctor at Emory in Atlanta. He is one of the best in the world at fighting multiple myeloma, the blood cancer we’ve been dealing with since 2000. Several months ago he noticed an increase on … Continue reading →