by Terry_Powell | May 26, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
There is more than one type of homelessness. In cities across the United States, homeless individuals sleep on park benches, under bridges and on scraps of cardboard stretched out on sidewalks. In the suburbs of my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, on busy street...
by Terry_Powell | May 20, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
How has God put you together to encourage or to comfort others? When someone is needy or hurting, do you consistently give the gift of your physical presence, even when you are unsure what to say? Do you allow your nearness to express what mere words cannot? Does your...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 31, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Church Leadership and Ministry, Depression and Faith
Discover how an attack of spiritual warfare should encourage you! A Reassuring Perspective I am not someone who looks for a demon behind every bush, who sensationalizes every setback as a satanic attack. Often Satan gets blamed for things for which we should...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 19, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Church Leadership and Ministry, Depression and Faith
Can you identify with any of the ways my thinking about life and ministry has changed over the years? Topics in this post include persistent praying, public weeping as a Bible teacher, a broken heart, temptation, indwelling sin of a believer, sources of identity,...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 11, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
I never considered myself an idol worshiper until I read this remark by John Wesley a few years ago: “All pride is idolatry.” That’s when I realized that I am the idol before which my heart often bows. Who hasn’t had an inflated ego now and...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 26, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith |
Some false or doctrinally challenged preachers are more dangerous than others. Scene 1 He boldly claims that the viewer will receive a transfer of wealth from the world to their bank accounts. Debts will dissolve, they’ll get their dream house or a new car, plus...
