Understanding Depression
Years ago, when we were young, my brother Gene had a dance band for which I played. He asked an attractive teenage girl to sing with his band, but she never got to do so. Her mother just had a baby and was suffering from post-partum depression. Her husband often spent his evenings at a tavern. One night, after... >Read More
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From Victim to Victory
With a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other, Sharon Ast knelt beside her bed and asked God’s permission to take her own life.
It wasn’t the first time her fate was about to be decided at gunpoint. Growing up, her alcoholic father would often hold a shotgun on Sharon and her brothers as he decided whether... >Read More
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From Hollywood To Iowa
Back when our kids wanted to travel in the same car as their parents, we journeyed three days to get to a camp in Iowa where I was to speak. I’ve discovered that the best way for a speaker to gain credibility at family camp is to leave his children at home, but ours have always come along. And... >Read More
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The Art of Living with PASSION
What are you passionate about – what do you care deeply about? Power to Change Ministries asked this question to 40 women representing more than 20 countries on five continents. They answered in a chorus of animated voices, each unique and yet altogether harmonious.
Women, it seems, share a universal longing to live with passion. They want...... >Read More
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A Little “Kramer” in All of Us?
Comedian Michael Richards—“Kramer” on TV’s Seinfeld—saw his racist tirade at African-American hecklers ignite a firestorm. Mel Gibson, whose earlier anti-Semitic rant made headlines, said he felt compassion for Richards.{1}
Lots of people have dark sides. Maybe everyone. Maybe you.
I do.
Remember Susan Hawk? Her infamous diatribe against...... >Read More
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Where do we go from here?
There must be a thousand clichés about finding direction. If you do a Google search you’ll find everything from the classic “follow your bliss”, to the iconic but less helpful “wherever you go, there you are”. “Follow your bliss” is excellent advice, if you happen to know what your bliss is. No wonder so many of us are confused...... >Read More
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Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and You
Have you ever been cheated or mistreated? Got any lingering grudges you’re holding onto? Is there any “unclear air” between you and a family member, neighbor, or coworker regarding a dispute, a slight, an offense? Could those situations use some forgiveness?
More and more medical doctors and social scientists are extolling the benefits of forgiveness...... >Read More
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Paying the Price
Someone has to pay. That is a cardinal rule of psycho-emotional development.... >more
Journeying Out of Depression (The Road to Siloam)
The news came with startling swiftness that night. We don’t know whether... >more
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