Do you know how entering a neat space makes you feel? Especially if that space is yours, say your kitchen, first thing in the morning. You feel great, able to take on the new day with vigor and boldness. That is why we have the common cautionary note: don’t leave until tomorrow what you can…
Drop The Stress
Jesus’ advice not to worry occurs in all synoptic gospels. I take that to mean it is important, don’t you? When Jesus tells us not to worry, what is he saying, in practical terms? In essence, Jesus was telling us to drop the stress. And that is because worry does no good and only leads…
Get A Team
At the very beginning of the world, you observe God having a wonderful adventure. He was creating this and that and the other, evidently enjoying Himself. I am thinking that since we were created in His image, our lives too can be one great adventure. But that might be a story for another day as…
Christian Depression
Today, we continue with the mental aspect of our series on divine health. The first in the series was Elijah’s depression and we followed that with a post on frank madness. Now we recognize that not all of us are ministry giants like the prophet Elijah. And many of us do not suffer from frank…
Frank Madness
Our last post was of a man of God who suffered from depression and begged God to kill him. Today, we want to swing fully to the other side of the pendulum. There we meet the madman of Gadara. Very few of us would ever get so bad but we may have family members who…
Elijah’s Depression
Last week, we started our series, divine health, ending by saying the series should start with mental issues. We mentioned Elijah and depression as well as the madman of Gadara and wondered if there was a difference between those two. Today, we want to commence with the prophet Elijah and you can guess why. We…