by Terry_Powell | Apr 20, 2018 | Depression and Faith |
Talking to Myself–and Talking Back to Myself!–When Depressed What follows are snatches of verbal give-and-take I have had with myself in recent years, depicting the inner reality when despondency skews my thoughts and perspectives on life and daily...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 12, 2018 | Depression and Faith
You’re hurting. Though it’s in the middle of a sunny day, you walk in darkness. You think it’s hopeless to keep trying, or to keep praying. You’re discouraged about failure in a task, or in a relationship. It’s difficult to breathe due to...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 7, 2018 | Depression and Faith |
Two More Potential Dangers of Depression After decades of experiencing chronic depression, I’m intimately acquainted with the potential pitfalls. In my previous post, I identified two: *Depression Spawns Self-Centeredness *Depression Engenders Doubts...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 29, 2018 | Depression and Faith
In my high school cafeteria, I bit down on a hard morsel of food. I can’t imagine a bullet tearing through my cheeks hurting any worse. The food particle made a direct hit on an exposed nerve in a wisdom tooth with a large cavity. Screaming, I ran from the...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 21, 2018 | Depression and Faith
Truths to Encourage Us When We’re Despondent over Lack of Fruit in Ministry *This is a longer-than-usual post. But it’s an important one! Whether you are a serious volunteer (lay Bible teacher, personal witnessing, etc.) or a vocational Christian leader, the...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 14, 2018 | Depression and Faith
Don’t hoist the wrong conclusion from this post. I detest depression. I loathe the inertia, the sad countenance, and negative thinking that accompanies most episodes of despondency. And through spiritual disciplines, counseling, medications–or a...
