The first time I saw my dad acting crazy it was in the kitchen. He stood in his white, v-neck undershirt and black slacks in front of the open refrigerator door. With his head tilted all the way back, his hand lifted an entire gallon of milk up to his mouth. And he guzzled itContinue reading “Crazy for the First Time”
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Blessed are the Executed
It didn’t take my cousin Paul two hours to die. His execution was a quick one, compared to today’s standards. It didn’t even take him ten minutes to die by lethal injection. I have a chapter about it in my book. I guess my cousin was lucky. We all should be thankful. Arizona’s most recentContinue reading “Blessed are the Executed”
Mental Illness and the Devil
One of the strangest and intriguing aspects of religions is the role ascribed to the devil. In my book Blessed are the Crazy I talk about how some Christians view mental illness as a curse from the devil. In this mindset, a person who struggles with depression must have danced with the devil. Only aContinue reading “Mental Illness and the Devil”
Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund 