As you look at the news today, with all the negative press about all the terrible, horrible things going on in the world, sometimes its difficult to believe that there is even one shred of goodness left.  For me, it becomes difficult to even watch the news with the...

It had been what seemed to be an eternity since the deputy visited our house and examined Stephen’s room, taking pictures of his desk and the hand written note he left on it.  As I watched him walk about his room, the anxiety built to levels I have seldom...

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. ...

(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...

Over the weekend my coworker and I had finished working a long day and had gotten back our hotel, and were about to call it a night.  As we had been working for several weeks already down in Texas, close to a 70 hour work week, without a day...