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Where Did Our Treasure Go?
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican is a parable told by Jesus in the gospel of Luke. In it, a Pharisee, grateful for his own virtue, is judged lower than a tax collector who is ashamed of his own sin. The lesson teaches the value of displaying humility by seeking forgiveness for one’s [...]
Join the War
Prayer for Today: For All Those Who Battle With Mental Illness *** “God of Peace, give us the courage, patience, and love to walk beside our brothers and sisters who struggle with mental illness. Comfort the afflicted, and embolden us to preach the truth about this often confusing illness. Amen.” I’ve been aware the last [...]
When Instability Attacks!
***** I feel good, too good— and it concerns me. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, I’ve been down this road before. I guess this is my big issue with Bipolar Disorder; its unpredictability, it fluctuates. You get up in the morning and you immediately have to start analyzing your mood. “Am I more depressed [...]
Paranoia
Didn’t really sleep last night but an interesting day. Hope it continues to develop in that direction. I really need a good day to come along right now. Been thinking about paranoia. It comes loaded up with delusions. They are seperate words, but when they make that toxic combination it gets strange. Are people out [...]
Being Very Honest
Or Trying. I intend to be simple. I am worried and distressed by my own confusion and a simple disorientation about my own detachment to what is spiritual. I confess a trust in Him, but am wary of an evil attachment to things that take me away from Him. I know this sounds confusing, please bear with [...]
In Love with a Lion
“I will not leave you alone. You are mine. I know each of my sheep by name. You belong to Me. If you think I am finished with you, if you think I am a small god, that you can keep at a safe distance, I will pounce on you like a [...]
Speaking Out of Our Pain
In “Letters to a Young Poet“, the author deals with the subject of weakness, difficulty and trouble. As a person who struggles with depression on a substantial scale and yet can speak the Word of God to his brothers this is remarkably good news. “Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled [...]
Loved, but Broken
For everyone who loves Jesus, but yet has had an experience of terrible loss, sickness or the death of a loved one…this blog is for you. I am evangelical, a pastor and a teacher at a Bible institute. I am also Bipolar I, with rapid-cycling (and a bit of paranoia thrown in, as if I didn’t have enough). I [...]