joyandpeace: My Struggle With Agoraphobia And Depression

I came across this on a site titled the Daily Kos which is known for being politically liberal.  Their site is located   HERE.  They feature a weekly volunteer diary where a reader shares about their life and folks have a chance to respond.  I thought this was an excellent article and well worth your [...]

The Father’s Hand: Streams In The Desert, October 31st, 2010

“Your heavenly Father knoweth” Matthew 6:32 A visitor at a school for the deaf and dumb was writing questions on the blackboard for the children. By and by he wrote this sentence: “Why has God made me to hear and speak, and made you deaf and dumb?” The awful sentence fell upon the little ones [...]

Praise & Worship, October 30th, 2010

Song List 1.  Fall On Me, Set Me Free-  Vineyard 2.  Salvation’s Song-  Stuart Towned 3.  Song To My Parents-  Keith Green 4.  Redemption-  Kristene Mueller 5.  Your Hands-  JJ Heller 6.  Yearn-  Shane and Shane 7.  Amazing Grace-  Angel Voice 8.  Jesus You’re Beautiful-  Cece Winans 9.  By Your Side-  Tenth Avenue North 10.  [...]

Urgent Prayer Request

My sister’s husband Jeff is in the process of dying.  He has been in a coma since February as the result of a brain injury from a car accident.  The family is not sure how much time he has left. Jeff and my sister have three children and Jeff has family members as well who [...]

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports, October 29th, 2010

  Lord Savior, Release me from the web of complexities. Anxiety lurks in the corner disturbing my peace. My wants are overwhelming patience and Your will. You know my desire. You hone my motive. Fine tune me. Make me the ethereal harmony that will bless You. I stand awed. I bow flawed. I crawl like [...]

Larry Taylor: Margaret

Her father, despairing over a failed business, shot himself in the heart. No one told her. It was not until she and her little brother were playing in the backyard that she overheard trash men referring to the children of the “man who killed himself.” The societal shame of suicide was hushed up, never to [...]

Cathy Foster: Post Abortion Syndrome

Psalm 103:2  Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; Psalm 103:3  who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases; Psalm 103:4  who redeems your life from ruin; who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies; Psalm 103:5  who satisfies your mouth with good; your youth is renewed like the [...]

Dave Burchett: Satan’s Prevent Defense Works All Too Well

    I love everything that Dave Burchett writes.  This article about grace really hit home for me and I’m sure many of you will be able to identify with what Dave has written.  Dave’s blog is titled “Confessions of a bad Christian” and is located   HERE.   Allan   A recent breakfast with my friend [...]

Drunkorexia: Alcohol Mixes With Eating Disorders

A reality I’ve come across the last few years is the idea that there are those who glamorize and promote eating disorders.  So I wasn’t too blown away to read about a trend that seems to be catching on across our nation, especially with college aged young women.  Allan Taken from ABC News which is [...]

Cast Down: Streams In The Desert, October 24th, 2010

“Why art thou cast down, O my soul” Psalms 43:5 Is there ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two. If we are as yet unconverted, we have ground to be cast down; or if we have been converted and live in sin, then we are rightly cast down. [...]