Music Monday, Depression, and Faith in the Valley

Although not every Monday is "Music Monday" here, I do like to post good lyrics from time to time on Monday in order to encourage or challenge our readers in a Christian way. Today's songs come from an album by Bethany Barnard called "All My Questions." Bethany wrote these songs during a period of deep…

Common (Detrimental) Thinking Errors

Here's a fascinating book I recently finished reading: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression by Monique Thompson. What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? It's pretty simple. CBT is a type of therapy that deals with a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior. There are specific goals in CBT and it has to do with a person's present…

Emotions, Depression, and Body/Soul (Borgman)

One major part of being human is having emotions and feelings. We all have emotions. From joy to anger to terror to elation, we experience a range of emotions each day. Although the words "emotion" or "emotions" aren't found in biblical Hebrew or Greek, there are plenty of biblical words that convey emotion (e.g. despair,…

Sweet the Sound of Grace Divine (Cowper)

 William Cowper, a friend of John Newton and the author of many hymns (including "God Moves in A Mysterious Way") suffered from bouts of depression and panic attacks from a young age.  Some historians say it ran in his family.  Things became so dark for him that he tried to take his own life several…

Christian Warfare and Depression (Welch)

 Satan and his wicked army often attack Christians and try to get us to believe lies.  Sometimes we believe the lies and our lives go downhill in various ways.  We stumble into sin, we hurt someone, we go through a period of depression, and the list goes on.  What do we do when Satan attacks…