Can a Christian Be Depressed?

  Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. Psalm 42:5 NKJV   Yes, Christians do suffer from depression. I know because I am one who fights the battle. The...

Don’t Get Hysterical About the Historical

    [Love] It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  (1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV) I am better when I’m not bitter. I never want that root of bitterness springing up within me again, because...

Bring Our Children Home

    Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!” Gen. 30:1 (NKJV)   As I read this verse, my mind raced back thirty years ago. I could relate to Rachel. I felt her...

Immanuel, God With Us

    “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23 NKJV) One of the most beautiful truths of Scripture stirs up much controversy. Whenever I write about...

If We Trust God, Why Are We Still Worrying?

    And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 NIV) I scanned the numbers again. I could only squeeze in a small monthly amount to push my book into publication and into the hands of readers....