A Reason Not To Take My Own Life
What keeps me from following through on suicidal thoughts - other than the grace of God - is the pain I would cause my loved ones...
Author and Professor
Terry is a Faculty Emeritus and an adjunct professor in Church Ministries at Columbia International University. He and his wife, Dolly, have been married for 50 years and share two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson. Terry writes about faith and depression at Penetrating the Darkness.
What keeps me from following through on suicidal thoughts - other than the grace of God - is the pain I would cause my loved ones...
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