“So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled again.” Numbers 12:15 To be numbered as the one of chronically ill often can mean awful frustration. We can’t do what we want, we are ‘trapped’ by a disease we never asked for,Continue reading “Being Very, Very Sick”
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My Mortal Enemy
“Must I then, indeed, Pain, live with you All through my life? –sharing my fire, my bed, And, when I feed myself, feeding you, too?” Edna St. Vincent Millay The critical issue many face is just trying to survive the next episode of depression or mania. Somehow I think that cohabitating with something that isContinue reading “My Mortal Enemy”
Spellbound Captives of the Night
“We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.” Isaiah 64:6, NLT There are bad things that happen to us— ugly, awful and evil things, that onlyContinue reading “Spellbound Captives of the Night”
Grace: Be All You Can Be
“Grace is given to heal the spiritually sick, not to decorate spiritual heroes” –Martin Luther There exists a mentality among Christian believers where our faith will somehow grant us a pile of ‘nice things.’ This concept tells us that material possessions are a sign of His blessing. If we just have enough faith, we willContinue reading “Grace: Be All You Can Be”
