by Terry_Powell | Jan 29, 2019 | Depression and Faith
The mental anguish and emotional upheaval of a depressive episode are not usually direct consequences of a person’s sin. Nonetheless, for me, the pain of depression often pays spiritual dividends, especially in my constant warfare with sin. How is that possible?...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 24, 2019 | Depression and Faith |
How do you comfort someone whose baby leaves the womb with severe brain damage and a defective heart? The little girl, if she survived, would be totally disabled for life, unable to lift her head, to speak, or to feed herself. What can you do? You go. You drive to the...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 18, 2019 | Depression and Faith
How a Weak, Tormented Man Still Strengthens the Body of Christ He was too mentally unstable and self-destructive to leave an enduring legacy of faith in Christ. Too emotionally fragile to make an eternal difference. Too introverted, too much time spent in...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 10, 2019 | Depression and Faith |
Even Christians sometimes seek ultimate fulfillment in the wrong places, or through relationships limited in their capacity to satisfy. Faith-strengthening fellowship with other believers is a top-shelf priority. God often incarnates His love through people...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 2, 2019 | Depression and Faith |
Even if you feel robust and twenty years younger than your age, the two perspectives I cover in this post will apply to you. Physically speaking, have you ever felt lower than a snake’s belly in the floor of the Grand Canyon? Have you ever been plagued by an...
by Terry_Powell | Dec 22, 2018 | Depression and Faith
This won’t read like a Christmas post at first, but keep reading. Scene 1 Right after God delivered Israel from bondage in Egypt, the Moses-led multitude found themselves between the proverbial rock and a hard place. In front of them, the Red Sea. Behind...
