by Terry_Powell | Nov 18, 2025 | Depression and Faith |
Knowing how spiritually frail I am, and with awareness of my tendency to hurry through personal devotions so I can get to tasks I mistakenly consider more urgent, I’ve been asking God to change my approach to my Bible reading. Put simply, I’m praying more...
by Terry_Powell | Oct 26, 2025 | Depression and Faith |
Two Perspectives on Depression: One Bleak, One Reassuring The Misery of Melancholy Recently I reflected on the persistence of depression symptoms I’ve experienced over the years. How many times has a dark, thick fog of depression enveloped me, blinding me...
by Terry_Powell | Sep 7, 2025 | Depression and Faith
In the first of her 90 devotionals, titled “Beauty in the Broken,” Vaneetha explains the Japanese art of kintsugi. This is the process of repairing broken pottery in a way that renders it more valuable than it was before the break. The artist...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 4, 2025 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith |
As I pulled into my driveway, I saw it. A round, baseball-sized gray creature nestled against a brick retaining wall at the edge of the driveway. As I approached, the fledging baby blue jay looked up at me. How did he get there? Too young to fly. Other than tilting...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 1, 2025 | Depression and Faith |
If you read to the end, you’ll see that this is much more than a story about a man and his dog. What do you associate with rascal? Originally, the term referred to a rabble-rousing member of a mob. Apt synonyms included scoundrel, villain, trickster and...
by Terry_Powell | May 14, 2025 | Depression and Faith |
May the true story that follows help you to see the heart-massaging power of well-timed words. Five Special Words That Sunday, the adult class teacher covered a chapter in 2 Timothy. He knew the material well, had a solid handle on timeless truths in the...
