Suicide – Page 3 – defying atrophy

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t

December 26, 2018. Yesterday could have been a very different Christmas. 21 days ago, I tried to take my own life. I’m writing about it for several reasons. First, it has become exhausting trying to keep track of who “knows” and “doesn’t know” what happened, thus creating multiple opportunities for awkward questions and conversations. For…

December 26, 2018

Ben Kohns

Blog Entries, Christmas, Coming Out – The Journey, Death, Life, Mental Illness, Prose, Purpose, Suicide

christmas, Mental Illness, Suicide

Caveats

I make no claim of being more correct than another in theology or orthodoxy, and in no way will I intend to belittle or judge anyone else’s theology, orthodoxy, or lack thereof.

January 14, 2015

Ben Kohns

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Christianity, Education, Humanity, Life, Ministry, Music, Religion, Spirituality

Yep. Life is Still Messy

Who I am today is still a work in progress. I think I’ve finally realized I will always be in progress, and accepting that is freeing me to sit at my laptop and tell you (and myself) where I’ve been and where I am, even if that means admitting I DON’T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED…

January 11, 2015

Ben Kohns

Blessings, Blog Entries, Charity, Christianity, Christmas, Coming Out – The Journey, Death, Donald Trump, Faith, Gay marriage, Hillary Clinton, Homosexuality, Jesus, Justice, Kindness, Life, Love, Mental Illness, Music, Poetry, Politics, Prose, Purpose, Suicide, Uncategorized, Woodworking