by Terry_Powell | Aug 24, 2018 | Depression and Faith
Turning Fear Into Faith, Part 2 God is keenly sensitive to our tendency to feel afraid. He knew we’d often fret and feel threatened by obstacles and situations we can’t control. Why else would the most repeated command in the Bible be “Do not...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 19, 2018 | Depression and Faith |
An unanticipated diagnosis causes your heart to lurch: cancer. Your company replaces you with a younger executive who costs them less. Your fiancé pierces your heart, reneging on his commitment, infatuated by someone else. Will your long-held desire for a husband...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 9, 2018 | Depression and Faith
Even in a person not prone to depression, delays fuel discouragement. For those of us susceptible to despondency, waiting for something important can exacerbate the condition. Here’s a revised version of an article I wrote years ago that has been tucked away in...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 4, 2018 | Depression and Faith
When we think He’s frowning at us, the opposite may be true. He had accepted Christ as a child, and lived out his faith through his high school years. His parents were strong Christians. But he didn’t handle well the adjustment of leaving home for...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 1, 2018 | Depression and Faith |
A Prayer for Change Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back. That’s the title of a Charles Swindoll paperback I read in the 1980s. That’s a realistic depiction of spiritual formation. At best, it is a zigzagging line on a graph, showing highs and lows. Over...
