Elijah Had Issues as Well
Elijah and the Angel “Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. He sat down under a bush and asked to die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he prayed. “Let me die. I am no better than my...
View ArticleThe Sterile Curse of Social Isolation
“Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.” Proverbs 18:1 Research reveals the reality of social isolation. It seems more and more people are veering...
View ArticleLoneliness is Real
“I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop. Psalm 102:7, ESV “At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!” 2 Timothy 4:1...
View ArticleThirsty For the Real? [Psalm 42]
This particular Psalm is used by pastors and Christian therapists frequently in their counseling. It powerfully resonates to those afflicted with mental illness and the myriad of issues we all have to...
View ArticleRethinking Ordinary
Monotony has become a fixture around here. I had been told to be on alert for it, but it seems like I’ve got to learn for myself. With any chronic illness there can be something tedious and routine...
View ArticleValley of Tears
As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. Psalm 84:6 (NIV). The word “baka” means tears. In Psalm 84, the sons of Korah write...
View ArticleEnglish Pigeons
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8 In April 2002, I was sitting in this cavernous waiting room at King’s Cross in London,...
View ArticleOur Great Physician
I wrote this poem the other day for ‘Thankful Thursday’ on my own blog. Knowing that many who visit Broken Believers struggle with illness and pain, I thought this would be good to share here as well....
View ArticleThirsty For the Real? [Psalm 42]
This particular Psalm is used by pastors and Christian therapists frequently in their counseling. It powerfully resonates to those afflicted with mental illness and the myriad of issues we all have to...
View ArticleThe Sterile Curse of Social Isolation
“While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.” Luke 24:15 Quite a few studies now out, revealing the reality of social isolation. It seems more and more...
View ArticleThe Awful Pain of Job
“Oh, why give light to those in misery, and life to those who are bitter? 21 They long for death, and it won’t come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure. 22 They’re...
View ArticleThe Corrosiveness of Social Anxiety
“In any social situation, I felt fear. I would be anxious before I even left the house, and it would escalate as I got closer to a college class, a party, or whatever. I would feel sick in my...
View ArticleMonotony
Monotony has become a fixture around here. I had been told to be on alert for it, but it seems like I’ve got to learn for myself. With any chronic illness there can be something tedious and routine...
View ArticleThe Hours
When clinical depression is “on-the-clock” it can be sheer agony. It resists and lingers, sometimes for days and days. (It can last for months if untreated.) But it seems that it is these “hours” that...
View ArticleThe Numbers Don’t Lie: Mental Illness in America
~Mental Illness in America, 2015 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...
View ArticleElijah Had Issues as Well
Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. He sat down under a bush and asked to die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he prayed. “Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors.” 1 Kings 19:4 Poor...
View ArticleThe Sterile Curse of Social Isolation
“While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.” Luke 24:15 Quite a few studies now out, revealing the reality of social isolation. It seems more and more...
View ArticleOur Great Physician
I wrote this poem the other day for ‘Thankful Thursday’ on my own blog. Knowing that many who visit Broken Believers struggle with illness and pain, I thought this would be good to share here as well....
View ArticleHearing God’s Kind Voice & English Pigeons
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8 In April 2002, I was sitting in this cavernous waiting room at King’s Cross in London,...
View ArticleThirsty? Psalm 42
This particular Psalm is used by pastors and Christian therapists frequently in their counseling. It powerfully resonates to those afflicted with mental illness and the myriad of issues we all have to...
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