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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: sadness
Anorexia & Bulimia
What Are Eating Disorders? An eating disorder is marked by extremes. It is present when a person experiences severe disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme reduction of food intake or extreme overeating, or feelings of extreme distress or concern … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, binge eating, bulimia, eating disorder, medications, mental illness, outside source, sadness, self hatred, women
Tagged addictions, anorexia, Anorexia nervosa, Binge eating, binge eating disorder, bulimia, Bulimia nervosa, counseling, Eating disorder, mental disorder, outside source, self hatred, stigma
Melancholy Beckons Me
Objectively speaking, my life is pretty good, for the most part. I have a good job, been married 25 years, have a wonderful creative son, a terrific church home and family, blood family that I love, a cute loveable dog, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible promises, compassion, darkness, depression, despair, despondancy, encouragement, faith, hope, Jesus Christ, Linda Kruschke, moods, pride, psalms, rest in God, sadness, trust
Tagged christian, christianity, crashing waves, depression, faith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, melancholy, Peter, sadness, storms, understanding
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Confession – A Villanelle
This poem is written in the villanelle* form. I wrote it as a reminder to myself of how hard the darkness of depression can be, so that I don’t lose my compassion for those in my world who are struggling … Continue reading
Posted in affliction, brokenness, compassion, darkness, depression, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Linda Kruschke, poetry, sadness, spiritual lessons
Tagged brokenness, christian, christianity, depression, faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, light, Light of life, love, poem, poetry, prayer, trials, understanding
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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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Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
“I love you. God, I miss you. And I forgive you.” ~from the film Remember Me “When I saw that scene in the movie, I stumbled out of bed and fell to the ground as my whole body trembled in … Continue reading
Posted in believer, conflict, confusion, discipleship, Jesus Christ, sadness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, storms, suicide, TheNorEaster, understanding, Very helpful
Tagged Bible, christianity, God, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Jesus, pain, sadness, suicide, TheNorEaster
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