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Hope: A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. – Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Suicide, by many accounts, has reached the level of an epidemic not only in the U.S. but world-wide. It is estimated that in 2017, suicide was the 10th leading…
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To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.  O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye…
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Dealing with Bipolar Disorder Over the last number of years, I hear more and more people identify themselves as bipolar.  Many have been diagnosed with this disorder by psychiatrists and as a result carry the label around their neck as a chain describing their up-and-down emotional condition.  Bipolar disorder used to be called manic depressive,…
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Psalm 142:1-7 “Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.  I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.  I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my…
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Bullying. The very word creates fear in our day.  It has been around for a long time. For reasons that are foreign to us today, it was seen in the past as something that should be ignored or excused.  That may be some of what has contributed to the issue that we face today.  The…
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Some time ago I encountered a young woman who had cuts all over her forearms.  She had been wearing long sleeves to cover the evidence but had pulled the sleeves up to wash her hands and another girl noticed who encouraged her to get help for the issue.  In talking she revealed that she had…
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  One of the most helpful passages in the Bible on dealing with grief is found in Genesis 23:1-4. This is not the first place death is mentioned in the Bible, however it does give us some important principles about dealing with death that everyone needs to know. It says, “And Sarah was an hundred…
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The Centers for Disease Control says that as of 2012 nearly half of all adults in America (117 million people) had some form of chronic disease.  The likely hood is that you or someone you know suffers from chronic illness or pain.  The results of this can be devastating both on the individual as well…
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