by Terry_Powell | Nov 30, 2022 | Depression and Faith
A Special Introduction To An Invigorating Truth A few data-based studies I’ve read on the prevalence of depression among the general population do not report an escalation of serious mood disorders during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Stress increases for a...
by Terry_Powell | Nov 17, 2022 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
In 2013, as I wrote the first draft of the final chapter of a book titled Serve Strong: Biblical Encouragement to Sustain God’s Servants, despair overwhelmed me. That week, a severe depressive episode enveloped me. My soul ached, and I couldn’t identify an...
by Terry_Powell | Nov 10, 2022 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
How To Tell When There’s An Infection In Your Heart When a young child acts cranky or listless, his or her mom normally pops a thermometer into the kid’s mouth or scans the child’s forehead with a device that reveals the body’s temperature. If the...
by Terry_Powell | Oct 20, 2022 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith |
Nothing is more comforting than the gospel of Jesus Christ. According to several respected authors, the key to enjoying and celebrating that gospel is preaching it to ourselves. Preaching the gospel to ourselves is a spiritual discipline that is both proactive and...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 11, 2022 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
It’s one thing to read a person’s take on suffering who has a solid grasp of the Bible’s teaching on the subject. It’s another thing altogether, and a far better thing, to read an author whose personal experience of deep suffering...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 1, 2022 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
The first part of this post may encourage you. The second half may challenge you. 6 Promises to Encourage Us As We Serve God When we open God’s Word, we often yearn for truths and texts that encourage us. Reasons for needing God’s comfort or...
