When Chest Pain Becomes Paranoid Delusions, Demonic Voices, and Suicide
I recently had a patient who came in to the hospital for chest pain. But it turned out that his chest pain wasn’t a heart problem—or any problem, really. It was temporary, and brought on by sheer panic. Why? Because the voices in his head were threatening him,...
Living out the “As We Go” Mission
My checked bag had gotten misplaced on the trip home from Peru, somewhere in-between Iquitos and Los Angeles—so when I arrived in Austin I filed a claim for lost luggage, then went home. The next evening I got a message telling me that not only had it arrived in...
Renewing the Vows with a Miracle Ring
At the end of last year I was at a Love After Marriage seminar/workshop to work on my marriage. While that doesn’t sound like great news, the truth is that from time to time in marriages we all run into problems—whether expected ones, unexpected ones, or ongoing...
Taking Homeless Drug Addicts to Dinner
One of the things I love about going on mission trips with Overseas Missions is that we just don’t do what is expected of us. Most short term mission trips seem to involve preaching at churches, building something for people, and/or feeding the poor. All of these...
