Light through the darkness
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Several years ago, Kim and I began our daily practice of reading the Bible through together over the course of a year. We do a cover to cover read through God’s scriptures. ...
What He Didn’t Understand: The Pursuit of Happiness
(All Quotations are from James Stephen Cooper’s final letter to family unless otherwise noted.) “I no longer have any tears to shed, no hopes, no dreams, no aspirations at all. I only wish to be done with this life..” In his final days, James struggled with feelings of loneliness...
The Oak Tree of Hope
James early demise was not in vain. As a gesture of love and fidelity towards him, his loved ones have had a tree planted as a way to honor him. Working with the city’s local parks and recreation department, Robert and Angie Morgan, close friends and neighbors of our...