Your Shame, No Longer Exposed

  If indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked.  (2 Corinthians 5:3 NKJV) The woman approached my book table at the craft sale. “I know you from somewhere.” “What is your name?” I can usually recall names, but her first name didn’t ring a bell. She...

The Nakedness of Shame

    So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” (Genesis 3:10 NKJV) The first negative emotion to make its grand entrance into the world was shame, shortly followed by fear. Both occurred as a...

When Shame Controls You

  But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. (Psalm 3:3 NKJV) She sat alone on the playground, relieved the bullies had given her a break for that day. Maybe she could get through this day without their taunting. Why did she...

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...