All in Your Head? [Depression]
Depression is a Mental Disorder, not a Disease There are plausible arguments for the non-existence of mental illness. But there are still people who declare themselves to have a mental illness. After...
View ArticleThe Treasure Hidden Inside the Church
As Christians, often our Church and our theology tell us that mental illness, depression, and bipolar disorder have no place in a believer’s life. As a result, we end up hiding and sneaking into...
View ArticleThe Blessings of a Long Battle, part 2
“Do not fear the conflict, and do not flee from it; where there is no struggle, there is no virtue.” John of Kronstadt Part 1 of this post highlighted how God can bring good out of a long struggle...
View ArticleWhen Kings Wear Chains
“He who masters his passions is a king even if he is in chains. He who is ruled by his passions is a slave even while sitting on a throne.” -Richard Wurmbrand Sometimes, I absolutely need a spiritual...
View ArticleAll in Your Head? [Depression]
Depression is a Mental Disorder, not a Disease There are plausible arguments for the non-existence of mental illness. But there are still people who declare themselves to have a mental illness. After...
View ArticleShameful Memories
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some...
View ArticleThe Blessings of a Long Battle, part 4
In thinking about this final installment about how God can bring much good out of our protracted struggle with sin, weakness, or a problem, it dawned on me how important it is to see the Big Picture....
View ArticleThe Blessings of a Long Battle, part 2
“Do not fear the conflict, and do not flee from it; where there is no struggle, there is no virtue.” John of Kronstadt Part 1 of this post highlighted how God can bring good out of a long struggle...
View ArticleKings in Chains [Cold Hard Reality]
“He who masters his passions is a king even if he is in chains. He who is ruled by his passions is a slave even while sitting on a throne.” -Richard Wurmbrand Sometimes, I absolutely need a spiritual...
View ArticleThe Treasure Hidden Inside the Church
As Christians, often our Church and our theology tell us that mental illness, depression, and bipolar disorder have no place in a believer’s life. As a result, we end up hiding and sneaking into...
View ArticleBone Tired Weariness
8 “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, …...
View ArticleA Broken System
“Sixty million Americans – that’s one in five adults – will experience a mental illness in the coming year. That means every one of us knows someone who is living with a mental illness – depression,...
View ArticlePsalm 40, The Dark Pit
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid … Continue...
View ArticleTraveling Mercies, [The Journey]
Things can get pretty grim just living life. But add a disability, and suddenly blam! It gets worse. A mental illness intensifies life, and the weird concoction of symptoms and hospitals, therapists...
View ArticleHas God Given Up on You?
13 “If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.” 2 Timothy 2:13, NLT There can be times of a great despair; when sin or sickness is definitely in the spotlight....
View ArticleKings in Chains [Cold Hard Reality]
“He who masters his passions is a king even if he is in chains. He who is ruled by his passions is a slave even while sitting on a throne.” -Richard Wurmbrand Sometimes, I absolutely need a spiritual...
View ArticleConcealed Wounds
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.“ … Continue...
View ArticleThe Numbers Don’t Lie: Mental Illness in America
~Mental Illness in America, 2016 Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from...
View ArticleAll in Your Head?
Depression is a Mental Disorder, not a Disease There are plausible arguments for the non-existence of mental illness. But there are still people who declare themselves to have a mental illness. After...
View ArticleThe Treasure Hidden Inside the Church
As Christians, often our Church and our theology tell us that mental illness, depression, and bipolar disorder have no place in a believer’s life. As a result, we end up hiding and sneaking into...
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