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Over $2 Million of Construction Done in Partnership with For the Lamb in a Decade in Liberia
At the end of 2023, I will dissolve the Bricks for Ricks Foundation Liberian Housing Foundation, Inc. Many of you have contributed to the foundation, which has helped to ease the suffering of the Liberian people by contributing to over $2,000,000 in housing...
Some Children are Thankful for Bathrooms and Those Who Build Them
Not many children will be asking for a toilet this Christmas. That's not something you'd expect to see sticking out of Santa's red sack. Not many of us can imagine sending our children to school that doesn’t have any toilets, either. Yet many children in developing...
30 Years Later Henry Peabody Returns to the Buduburam Refugee Camp
A few weeks ago, Rev. Henry Peabody revisited the Buduburam Refugee Camp, located twenty-seven miles west of Accra, Ghana, where he spent several years of his life over 30 years ago. Henry was one of the hundreds of thousands of Liberian refugees displaced by a...
Anxiety in the Family System
When my wife and I were raising our two sons, we noticed the oldest was struggling with anxiety issues. We took him to a psychologist, and after a couple of sessions, she said, “Don’t bring him back. You are wasting your money. I can’t get him to talk to me.” My...
Avoidance Allows Fear to Grow
When I was a child/adolescent, I was diagnosed with a “nervous stomach.” Fifty years ago, I don’t know how much my doctor knew about the correlation between anxiety and the body. My doctor never used the word “anxiety” to describe my condition, nor was I ever offered...
Bringing Some Order to Your Chaos May be a Breath Away
Not long ago I played a matching card game with my five-year-old granddaughter. I took half the deck of cards and arranged them on the table and we turned them over two at a time. The goal was to find a match: two kings, two sevens, or two aces. You get the idea. It’s...
Are You Living or Existing?
I work in a hospital. As a chaplain, I am in a unique position to see people of all ages who struggle with their health. I also see much more. I see people who struggle with relationships, finances, self-esteem, self-love, direction, and discipline to take care of...
A Word of Encouragement to Medical Personnel
A Word of Encouragement to Medical Personnel I work as a full-time chaplain at a hospital in the North Georgia area. Every day that I go to work, I am greeted by posters drawn by children encouraging the staff as they continue to battle COVID-19. Back during the...
People Don’t Forget What You Are Made Of
This article is a part of a series of award-winning articles shared in celebration of this new website. This article won a $1000 Award of Outstanding Merit from the Amy Foundation in May of 2006. I invite you to subscribe to this blog by entering your email address...
Come More Often Lord
This article is the fourth in a series of award-winning articles in celebration of the release of this new website. This article won a $1000 Award of Outstanding Merit from the Amy Foundation in May of 2006. I invite you to subscribe to my blog. It's easy. Just to...
The Greatest Makeover of All
This article won a $1000 Award of Outstanding Merit from the Amy Foundation in May of 2005. The reprinting of this article is a series of award-winning articles written through the years in celebration of the new website. Among the new features is the invitation to...
Struggling With Boundaries For Your Teenager
This the second in a series of award-winning articles written over the years in celebration of the release of my new website. This article won a $1000 award of Outstanding Merit from the Amy Foundation in May of 2004. Through twenty-one years of marriage, Jim and...