by Terry_Powell | May 27, 2020 | Depression and Faith
How wise of God to create us with the need for bodily rest and sleep. How thoughtful of Him to design a world with a recurring cycle of sunlight and darkness, which provides us a built-in opportunity for a fresh start every 24 hours. In a very real sense, we do not...
by Terry_Powell | May 18, 2020 | Depression and Faith
Metaphors Describing Depression After decades pockmarked by plunges into dark moods, I know the difference between a state we call the “blues” and a full-blown depressive episode. The symptoms mentioned in the following analogies match the telltale signs...
by Terry_Powell | May 10, 2020 | Depression and Faith
How A Canine Companion Boosts Mental and Physical Health Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap! When Dolly answered the front door, she looked into the downcast countenance of the mother of one of her piano students. The distraught friend, her despondency exacerbated by...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 28, 2020 | Depression and Faith
Humorous, Often Brutally Frank Comments from Children As Well As Husbands/Wives After a worship service, a young child announced to his parents, “I’ve decided to become a minister when I grow up!” Cautiously encouraged by her son’s...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 16, 2020 | Depression and Faith
To love is a risky venture. Cherish a child, a parent, a sibling, or best friend and he or she may die, sending shrapnel through your heart, leaving it in tatters. Your fiancé may abruptly change his mind, leaving you at the altar with shattered dreams. Your...
