Monthly Archives: August 2011
When is Suicide the Solution?
There are times, difficult times when we are maneuvered into a place where we start to think that suicide is an answer. There is a certain mechanism to it, almost an art, which has a limited “air-time.”. But I have several suicide attempts to my credit. Once in a psych ward (and being watched 24/7) [...]
Should I Take Medication?
by John Piper What’s Your Take on Christians Using Antidepressants? In the end I’m going to say that there are times when I think it is appropriate, but I want to go there cautiously and slowly, with warnings. Depression is a very complex thing. It’s got many layers. I think we all would agree that [...]
The Future According to God
“I say this because I know what I am planning for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future. “ Jeremiah 29:11, NCV “So that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace by being kind [...]
We Are Hated
“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. 19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as it loves its own. But I have chosen you out of the world, so you don’t belong to it. That is why the world hates you.“ John 15:18-19, NCV There is a concentrated sense [...]
The Evil of Twisting Scripture
“It came about when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death.” Judges 16:16, NASB This has become a savage and vicious verse for me. I used it to alienate a dear sister in the Lord. Vicki was a dear one who ran our office. She had [...]
A Cosmetic Evil
“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 “It’s time to put on the warpaint.” I remember hearing the president of my Bible school say as he spoke to the girls in a class. His folksy comment broke us all up, as we [...]
Becoming a Truthful Person
“Jesus answered, ”I am the way, and the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.” John 14:6, NCV ********************* As we travel through this amazing life, we’ll experience so many things. We engage every kind of scenario. Much of it is good, but some will be bad. When my Mom [...]
Some Simple Facts
•The World Health Organization predicts that by 2020, mental illness will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide, after heart disease. •Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health‘s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). [...]
When You Are Scorned
“My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” Psalm 42:3, ESV I have a vivid and clear memory of meeting this well-groomed gentleman walking up the steps of BART in Berkeley. He was dressed in the sophisticated twill jacket with a [...]