Effectively immediately, The Persistent Road, a contemporary Christian novel published by Open Road Press, is available for preorder. Tim Bishop’s debut novel follows the plight of Doug Zimmer, who loses all he once cherished before embarking on an epic bicycling…
Return to Civilization
September 13, Day 73 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 Something happened today. The character of our tour changed, and we welcomed it. After our dark ride off the Katy Trail and over the Missouri River last night, we were sluggish…
TheHopeLine Tour Progress Report
September 3, Day 63 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 On our third day on the road after our extended break in Sioux City, Iowa, we battled a persistent and strong wind from the south all day long, slowing our average…
No one is immune from suicidal thoughts
“I’m just looking for a reason to live.” Those words, from a 27-year-old youth pastor, opened up my final chat of the evening on TheHopeLine last night. They were followed by: “My whole life is my church. …I feel so…
Surviving suicide
Have you considered the full effect of suicide? It goes far beyond the loss of one person’s life, potential, and dreams. The following guest post by our friend Rick offers another perspective. ————————————————————- When we look back at our lives to…