by Terry_Powell | Jan 31, 2020 | Depression and Faith
What things obscure a Christian’s view of the cross of Christ? What keeps us from experiencing all the benefits of the cross graciously lavished on us when we put our faith in Jesus’ sacrificial death? Here are a few of the obstructions, but I’ll put the most...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 17, 2020 | Depression and Faith
The closest thing I have to a “man cave” is my home office. In addition to my desk and a computer and files, you see old photos of childhood baseball teams, personalized, special gifts given to me over the years by students, and numerous souvenirs from...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 6, 2020 | Depression and Faith
I’ve never claimed that saturating myself in God’s Word and applying its truths eliminate my depression. But to use an old Amish phrase, I can say “for sure and for certain” that the Bible helps me deal with despondency, lowers the intensity of...
by Terry_Powell | Dec 26, 2019 | Depression and Faith |
A Christmas Memory I believe that Christmas Day should be the start of a week-long celebration, rather that its conclusion. Too often we feel an emotional and spiritual letdown the day after we celebrate Christ’s birth. That’s why I’ve saved a very...
by Terry_Powell | Dec 15, 2019 | Depression and Faith |
Has someone ever met a need in your life before you were even aware the need existed? Do you remember the time you received an unexpected check in the mail right before the mailman delivered a higher-than-expected medical bill, or immediately preceding the...
by Terry_Powell | Dec 6, 2019 | Depression and Faith |
As you peruse the following list of books and websites/blogs, think of your own needs, as well as the needs of loved ones and people in your sphere of influence. Books Michael Card, Sacred Sorrows: Reaching Out to God in the Lost Language of Lament (NavPress, 2005)....
