Tag: Coping with Depression
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Is Everything I Need Already Inside Me?
In the yoga challenge, Adrienne brought up an interesting philosophy: everything I need is already inside me. Does the concept line up with Scripture?
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Accepting Where You Are: The Widow’s Offering
Thankfully, God gives us examples of how accepting where you are can allow Him to work. Let’s look at the widow’s offering in Luke 21 to see Jesus explain.
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Humor and Stress Relief in Acts 12
Coming to Acts with a mind primed to laugh, I read Luke’s bland irony and loved it. Let’s see how humor aids in stress relief, particularly in Acts 12.
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A Way Out: Hope in Acts 16
Our church pre-k is studying Paul. The jailer’s story always struck me, so let’s look at how the jailer finds a way out and gains hope in Acts 16.
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“You Are the God Who Sees Me,” Genesis 16
I think we all struggle with feeling alone at some point or other. That’s why I love that Hagar names God “You are the God who sees me” in Genesis 16.
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Depression and Disappointment in Ezra
The post reminded me so much of my Bible reading in Ezra yesterday that I wanted to take a quick break from Gideon to discuss depression and disappointment.
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Music and Depression: A Look at King Saul
When I think of music and depression in the Bible, King Saul of Israel best exemplifies the power music can have on mood.
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“Meaningless”: Solomon’s Mental Struggle
History knows King Solomon as the wisest king of Israel. So why does Solomon repeat “everything is meaningless” in Ecclesiastes?
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Handling Stress like Moses: Two Methods
Moses was a pretty stressed-out dude. That doesn’t mean God left Moses to learn handling stress on his own, though! God sent advice in a surprising source.
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How Hannah Coped with Depression in 1 Samuel 1
Happy New Year, everyone! Today is the first day of my new devotional series on coping with mental illness in the church. To be honest, I’ve gotten progressively more nervous about writing these posts the closer it’s gotten to 2020. I take that as proof that this is what I’m meant to be doing. Prayers […]