Are you a layperson who's consistently involved in various venues of service for the Lord? Are you a vocational Christian worker? A pastoral staff member, missionary, counselor or parachurch staffer? As you engage in your spheres of service, do you sometimes feel...

A Story In 2014, in a large public venue, I gave a testimony of how my faith in Christ sustains me through recurring bouts of depression. After pinpointing symptoms through a series of anecdotes covering a two-decade span, I illustrated how three primary means of...

Reflections on Then...and Now How has your thinking about life, relationships and ministry changed over the years? If you're like me, you wish that your current viewpoints on things would have crystallized when you were younger, when there was more time left for...

In our English usage, the word "sympathy" carries negative connotations. Many folks equate sympathy with pity, with feeling sorry for people who suffer, yet without involving ourselves in their lives or trying to assist them in some manner. We view a similar...

Have you been so depressed that you knew you needed to pray, yet your mind was too confused and your heart so heavy that you couldn't find the words to say? As if a dark spirit muzzled your capacity to think or to speak? Were you unexpectedly downsized by your...

Serious Questions About Faith and Depression Wham!! To a man standing in his yard one afternoon, it sounded like boxcars of a train banging together when they hook up. On a different day, a couple in bed at 5:00 a.m. were jarred awake when the foundation of their...

How much did you spend for Christmas this year? In 2022, on average, an individual in the United States dished out over $800 for Christmas gifts. If you included costs for extra food, decorations and travel, the cost of a typical person's Christmas exceeded $1,100....

It’s one of my favorite words in the Bible. In terms of significance, it’s right up there with grace, mercy, faith and cross. What is this word? It tells me what to do when I’m physically or emotionally exhausted. It offers a strategy when depression envelops me....

When Stress and Depression Take "Merry" Out of Christmas Does stress badger you over the Christmas holidays? Do you need lots more time than you have left to accomplish the expected tasks and fulfill seasonal social obligations? Ever feel like you "need a vacation"...

  Light-bearing Resources from Those Who Know the Darkness of Depression I’m encouraged by the spate of Christian books, blog posts and podcasts that speak to mental illness from a faith perspective. As recently as a couple of decades ago, you couldn’t find...