Teens Suffer High Levels Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder After Major Earthquake

The study referenced in this article was done in China after the 2008  Sichuan earthquake.  Often we overlook our teenagers when it comes to stress and mental trauma as we focus on the very young and elderly.  The study indicates our teens are not immune to triggers that can lead to emotional upheaval. Financial stress [...]

More Than The Blues: Recognizing A Mental Illness

        Taken from  Mental Wellness Today  which is located    HERE.   With tears streaming down her face, Debbie Basnett would make dinner for her young daughter. Sometimes the tears would last for hours, sometimes for days, and sometimes even for weeks at a time. “Nothing would be wrong really, but I would [...]

Specialize In The Impossible: Streams In The Desert, October 30th, 2011

“The hill country shall be thine” Joshua 17:18, RV There is always room higher up. When the valleys are full of Canaanites, whose iron chariots withstand your progress, get up into the hills, occupy the upper spaces. If you can no longer work for God, pray for those who can. If you cannot move earth [...]

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports: October 30th, 2011

Ephesians 3:14  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, Ephesians 3:15  from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, Ephesians 3:16  that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; Ephesians 3:17  [...]

Praise & Worship: October 29th, 2011

Song List 1.  Give Me Your Eyes-  Brandon Heath 2.  Walk On Water-  Britt Nicole 3.  My Soul Longs For You-  Misty Edwards/Jesus Culture 4.  Blessings-  Laura Story 5.  Praise You-  Out Of Eden 6.  Lead Me To The Cross-  Hillsong 7.  Healing Begins-  Tenth Avenue North 8.  Waiting Here For You-  Christy Nockels 9.  [...]

Anxiety: The Fight Or Flight Response Explained

The ‘Flight or Fight’ response The ‘fight or flight response’ is our body’s own protective response to danger and, in essence, it is a mechanism designed to protect us, and not as it feels, destroy us. Our bodies are designed to respond to danger; we have an inbuilt defense mechanism known as the ‘fight or [...]

Leslie Vernick: How Do You Know When Someone Is Truly Sorry?

Having recently done an article about domestic violence I thought this video by Leslie Vernick would be timely to share.  The video is not about domestic violence per se but it certainly could be.  The video is about four minutes long and I encourage you to take a look.  Allan  

Cutting Through The Pain: Teen’s Battle With Self- Injury Addiction

      Taken from   Fox News  which is located    HERE.   Casey Lorusso is a seemingly happy, adjusted college junior – but she remembers a time in her life when cutting herself was the only way she knew how to deal with overwhelming depression and anxiety. Twenty-year-old Lorusso, a student at Stonehill College in [...]

Maryellen Stipe: Finding Your Way Out Of Depression

This is an article written by Maryellen Stipe that I have run in the past.  I thought it would be a good time to run this article again.  Maryellen is the Executive Director of “The Care Center”, a ministry of Crossroads Church Of Denver.  You can visit them by clicking   HERE.   Allan Finding your [...]

Former Pastor Randall Slack Talks About Life Living With Depression

There is a secret in the church that nobody wants to admit to or talk about.  That secret is depression.  The truth is that many in the church suffer from depression but are afraid to talk about it.  Many in the pulpit suffer from depression but won’t talk about it.  There is a stigma attached [...]