Dear Editor: To our children, they were Granddaddy and Nanna. To the world of Christian education, they were giants. The first time I met Leon Castle, I had just stepped off a plane in Richmond, Va., to visit his oldest…
‘Let’s Make a Deal’
Thirty-five surgeries and procedures, the loss of jobs, the robbery of ministry opportunities, the loss of finances, the total unbearable life of pain, all of it, all of it leaves a person to wonder what life is for. Each day…
Chronic pain sufferers feel forgotten in anti-opioid efforts
The focus on limiting medications prescribed for acute pain — such as that experienced after dental or medical procedures — is bleeding over into the way many doctors are treating chronic pain, too.
Embracing the journey
Almost by accident, Kerry Smith has become a popular artist — a sculptor, painter and woodcarver. But he hasn’t done it alone. His constant companion — and a most unwelcome one — is chronic pain. The former minister is now a ‘prisoner to pain,’ but art ‘transports’ him to a place of purpose.