Dr. Don Williams of ADU grapples with losses in life, and the surprise that people of faith sometimes feel when suffering comes. Shouldn’t faith inoculate us against loss? With wisdom and humor, Dr. Williams interweaves personal stories, film clips, and the biblical book of Ecclesiastes to reflect on life, loss, and faith.
Don Williams, PhD
Dr. Don Williams is Assistant to the President of Adventist University of Health Sciences with specific responsibilities for developing, promoting and sustaining mission. Don has been a student Missionary in New Guinea, a pastor, a high school teacher in Singapore, a chaplain and a counselor. He has been at Adventist University since it opened its doors in 1992. He has served as Chair of the General Education Department and was the Academic Dean for thirteen years. For three years in the mid-90s Don was on the faculty of the Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency teaching Behavioral Medicine. Don has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master of Divinity from Andrews University and a Ph.D. in Counseling from Purdue University. He and his wife, Merrie Lyn, have been married for 45 years and have two children and five grandchildren.
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