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Pastor Bryan Lowe
I truly love Jesus, who saved me from destruction. I am His, completely and totally. I have deep issues, but these only enhance His love for me.
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Category Archives: personal testimony
Psalm for My Savior
This poem is written in the pantoum form and is based on Psalm 116, which is my favorite Psalm. I find that the repetition of lines in this form lends itself well to Christian poetry of lament and praise. I … Continue reading
Posted in affliction, brokenness, darkness, death, deliverance, depression, despair, despondancy, fear of death, God, grace, grief, Jesus Christ, Linda Kruschke, love, peace, personal testimony, praise, prayer, psalms, rest in God, sadness, victory
Tagged brokenness, christian, christianity, darkness, death, depression, faith, God, grace, Jesus, mercy, Pantoum, poem, poetry, Psalm, rescue, savior, sorrow, trials
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When Sin Brutalizes You
When Our Sin Overwhelms Us “There are three things for certain. #1 You will never forget your sins. #2 God has forgotten them. #3 The Devil will try to make you remember your sins. The question is who are we going to side … Continue reading
Posted in accepting Christ, believer, Bible promises, brokenness, depression, despair, discipleship, failure, faith, forgiveness, God, grace, Jesus Christ, personal comments, personal testimony, prodigal son, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, trials, truth, understanding, Very helpful
Tagged afflictions, brokenness, Devil, faith, God, gross sin, HolySpirit, sin, Smith Wigglesworth, spiritual warfare, wisdom
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Fear & Loathing in Hawaii
A year before I received Christ as my Savior, I was hospitalized in a U.S. Army psychiatric ward. My uniform was replaced with the distinctive attire of a mental patient. Ironically, I had been attached to the same hospital as a medic on … Continue reading
Posted in accepting Christ, addiction, alcohol and drug abuse, believer, discipleship, drug abuse, fear of death, hospitalized, Jesus Christ, personal testimony, quite useful,, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, spiritual warfare, understanding, Very helpful
Tagged alcohol and drug abuse, christian, faith, mental disorder, mental illness, personal testimony, understanding
Heaven: To Sun Ourselves in His Smiles
A boy stood on a windy hillside, flying a kite. He continued to release the string of the kite and it went higher and higher until it was completely out of sight. One of his friends walked up and asked … Continue reading
Posted in believer, depression, devotional, discipleship, eternal life, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, mental illness, peace, personal comments, personal testimony, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful
Tagged bipolar disorder, christian, depression, eternal life, faith, God, healing, heaven, mental disorder, mental illness, trust, understanding
The Scary Part of Depression
“Must I then, indeed, Pain, live with you All through my life? –sharing my fire, my bed, Sharing–oh, worst of things!–the same head?– And, when I feed myself, feeding you, too?” Edna St. Vincent Millay The critical issue we face is … Continue reading →