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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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Numbers Don’t Lie: Mental Illness in America
Mental Illness in America, 2013 Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, bipolar, bipolar disorder, depression, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Major depressive disorder, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Mood disorder, statistics, United States
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“Darkness is My Only Companion” Excerpt
Lord Jesus Christ, you are for me medicine when I am sick; you are my strength when I need help; you are life itself when I fear death; you are the way when I long for heaven; you are light when all is dark; you … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, Bible, C.S. Lewis, Christ, christian, christianity, depression, faith, God, Jesu, mental illness, theology, trials, understanding, wisdom
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What Are You Ashamed Of?
“I am proud of the good news! It is God’s powerful way of saving all people who have faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.” Romans 1:16, CEV “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, christianity, Church, Disneyland, God, Jesus Christ, pain, persecution, satan, shame, stigma, testing, trials, understanding
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Frozen in Place
“Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” Colossians 3:13, ESV Remember “Mr. Freeze?” (Not the rapper, but the supervillain.) He was a DC Comics … Continue reading
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Tagged brokenness, christianity, forgiveness, God, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus Christ, mental disorder, mental illness, prayer, pride, understanding, unforgiveness
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Mental Hospital Blues
I must tell the truth. I have been in a hospital for my mental illness. Actually seven times. And each time was bitter, but I learned something. They would take me of shoelaces, and belts, and fingernail clippers. Basically, I was stripped of … Continue reading →