by Terry_Powell | Jul 11, 2018 | Depression and Faith
Guest Post by Christine Chappell Introductory Note from Terry: This guest post was originally written by Christine for the DesiringGod.org website, published June 13, 2018. In a clear, sobering fashion, Christine depicts what goes on inside a person...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 4, 2018 | Depression and Faith
More than a century before satellites beamed Christian TV programs across the globe, Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) was a renowned British pastor. Due to the eloquence and depth of his preaching, contemporaries labeled him “the prince of expositors.” ...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 28, 2018 | Depression and Faith |
Spring 1988 Pat, our Associate Pastor’s wife, heard that I’d been experiencing debilitating fatigue, plus strange neurological symptoms (numbness in limbs and hand tremors). She also knew that during my study leave from Columbia Bible College (now Columbia...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 20, 2018 | Depression and Faith
June 16, 2018 A Day When Faith Made a Difference What invaded my spirit today wasn’t the searing emotional pain that opens the floodgates to my tear ducts, until a pool forms on my shirt or the floor. Not a throbbing heartache that made me doubt whether...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 18, 2018 | Depression and Faith
Chronic Joy Ministry posted: “Fifteen years into fatherhood, mental illness burst into my son’s life and took up long-term residence. So did chaos, friction, tears, lying, arguments, anger, and disrespect. Then drugs. Then jail. Then death. As is often the...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 15, 2018 | Depression and Faith |
Introductory Note: In two recent posts I focused on an aspect of salvation doctrine to assuage depression and inject a more grateful spirit into our thinking: “Quick Decision Rendered In Superior Court Case” and “Phantom Pain.” Different...
