by Terry_Powell | Jun 2, 2023 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
Wise shoppers clip coupons. My wife, Dolly, is a persistent coupon clipper. She saves us hundreds of dollars a year with this discipline. She only uses the coupons for what she plans to purchase, anyway. She knows what day specific supermarket flyers come with the...
by Terry_Powell | May 15, 2023 | Depression and Faith
Hopeless?? Fleeting, it’s like a bird in flight, or like a shooting star at night, or lightning that spans the sky. Gone in the blink of an eye. Elusive, like the fog that lifts when morning sun sends its gifts; or the zigzagging butterfly that you...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 30, 2023 | Depression and Faith
As a Christ-follower, what would “finishing well” look like for you? When it comes time for you to die, if you look back on your life, what would you need to see in order to conclude, “By God’s grace, I finished well!” Rather than...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 8, 2023 | Depression and Faith
Has a painful past experience or upsetting circumstance left you reeling, and you figure you’ll never reach your potential for Christ? Do you think that a frail temperament, insecurity in social situations and recurring episodes of depression disqualify you from...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 20, 2023 | Depression and Faith |
Life is too short not to horse around now and then. “Lighten up, dad!” That’s what my younger son Stephen told me several years ago after a couple of blogs I wrote illustrating the harsh symptoms of a depressive episode. He wasn’t minimizing...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 3, 2023 | Depression and Faith
A letter from Dolly Powell (Terry’s wife) to a friend who sought her input. Dear Ellen, You asked me how I deal with my husband’s depression. I’m happy to share my thoughts and experiences, but I’ll say right from the start that...
