by Terry_Powell | Sep 26, 2015 | All |
Last in a series on depression and faithIn this series of posts, I’ve zeroed in on emotional pain, and reconciling struggles with faith in a loving God. But not even a melancholy person like me feels gloomy all the time. No, sometimes God provides a serendipitous...
by Terry_Powell | Sep 24, 2015 | All
Eighth in a series on depression and faith For years I begged the Lord to heal me of chronic depression. The initial benefit of anti-depressants had waned. Counseling hadn’t alleviated my burden. And God’s response to my pleading was silence. I recall...
by Terry_Powell | Sep 21, 2015 | All |
Seventh in a series on depression and faith The depression in my spirit mimicked the weather that day: dark clouds and falling rain. A heavy sadness spawned a flow of tears almost as constant as the rain. The pain was relentless: an emotional ache analogous to a raw...
by Terry_Powell | Sep 18, 2015 | All |
Sixth in a series on depression and faith Even when emotional pain is not the direct result of sin, it pays dividends in the war against sin. When I’m extremely depressed and prone to fits of weeping, my heart is obviously softer than usual. And it’s during such times...
by Terry_Powell | Sep 16, 2015 | All
Fifth is a series on depression and faith One essential and Biblical strategy for battling depression is the love and support of friends in the body of Christ. Years ago, during a particularly rough week plagued by despondency, my wife thought I might be suicidal. ...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 27, 2015 | All
CAN FAITH AND DESPONDENCY COEXIST? Is virile faith in the living God of the Bible inconsistent with bouts of despondency? Not if you base your answer on the profiles of Jeremiah and King David. Jeremiah warned the people of Judah of the consequences of sin, then...
