Author Archives: Bill Harbeck

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About Bill Harbeck

Founder and Director of Holding on to Hope Ministries. A non-profit work that helps survivors of childhood sexual abuse unveil their past and begin the healing process. Author of the book Shattered; One Man's Journey from Childhood Sexual Abuse

Is Laughner mentally ill?….too soon to know….

It is intriguing to observe the observers of the tragedy in Tucson regarding Jared Lee Laughner.  As the details and identity of the shooter trickled out the early commentators conjectured that this must be a “mentally unstable person”.  No one of … Continue reading

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Ahhhh…Living in the New Paradigm

The pivot point of the paradigm shift of thinking in this country was the 1960s when the culture publicly embraced the idea that God was dead.  If not dead, then at least ineffective and merely just an archaic system of thought left for … Continue reading

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Depravity on Display in Arizona

This weekend we witnessed an event here in Arizona that is hard to comprehend.  Trying to find reason in it escapes me.  What possesses a person to go beyond just thinking evil to actually acting it out?  While I shouldn’t … Continue reading

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A 64 Year Love Story

At Grand and Central Avenues in Chicago 1942, a love affair began.  And what a journey it was.  Chuck and Hope Sampson, my father and mother in law had the love story of the ages.  Married at  in 1946, theirs was … Continue reading

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We call her Hope…

I nervously pushed the door bell and waited for someone to respond.  Moments later the door squeaked open and excitedly she pushed open the screen door and pulled me inside.  With a big excited smile she pulled me in for … Continue reading

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Aslan is on the Move

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Much like the royal King in the land of Narnia, our Lord is moving in the community of the sexually abused.  Since our appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, things are happening quickly for Holding on to Hope Ministries.  In … Continue reading

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God Bless you, Oprah

What a day.  Since I awoke this morning I anticipated the airing of the Oprah episode Jillian and I were blessed to be a part of two weeks ago.  I thought experiencing the program in person was intense.  This afternoon … Continue reading

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Bill and Jillian on Oprah Nov 5th and 12th

Last week Jillian and I were part of a historic moment in television history. Two hundred men assembled in the Harpo studios in Chicago to proclaim to the world that they were survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In her final … Continue reading

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Bill to guest on Oprah

Last August I had the opportunity to connect with the Oprah Winfrey show about an upcoming program regarding male survivors of childhood sexual abuse.  Today the show contacted me about being a guest with other survivors to share stories of … Continue reading

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So, who’s responsibility is it?

I was blessed to be in the field of education for 32 years.  Every single year the schools I was affiliated with performed fire drills to prepare both students and staff for safe exit in the event there was a … Continue reading

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