Last night I read an absolutely heartbreaking article. The article released online yesterday by Time Magazine said… Almost 40% of kids attempting suicide make their first try in middle or even elementary school, according to research that suggests that kids who think they want to kill themselves are considering it long before previously assumed. About [...]

I was shocked last week to hear that the second leading cause of death among college students is suicide. Furthermore, I read that as many as 50% of college students have thought about suicide with 15% of them seriously considering it. That’s heartbreaking and after thinking about it I kind of get it. It’s a [...]

Phil Elder, a native of Texas and former resident of Fort Worth, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Friday at Gambrell Street Baptist Church. Officiating will be longtime family friend, Dr. James D. Williams. Visitation will follow in Maston Hall. Private interment service will be led by Dr. Clyde [...]