Pathways to Healing

Research often shows various approaches to healing different areas of our being such as biological, psychological, social, and spiritual. But I recently read an article that took a whole-person approach to healing and referred to hope as medicine. This caught my attention because who of us could not ...

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Psalm 42: Battling Depression with Hope in God

“Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”” Psalm 42:3 NLT Psalm 42 is a passage full of raw emotion. The psalmist describes intense emotions like, yearning, sadness, discouragement, grief, doubt, and pain. Feelings we ...

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Lament: The Bridge Between Despair and Hope

Everyday of our lives we encounter a series of choices. Some are easy “no brainer” types of choices like putting on a jacket while heading out the door during a harsh winter. While other choices are not so easy such as what career to pursue or who to marry. Other decisions involve the stance we take ...

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The Benefits of Positive Thinking

How many times have we heard the familiar phrases,” “You are what you eat” or “Look at the glass half full instead of half empty.” Both imply that positive thinking influences one’s ability to have a positive perspective on life.  Furthermore, the Bible also echoes this sentiment, “Finally, brothers ...

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The Unseen Force of Hope

There is a hidden engine that drives us forward. Without it, we falter and lose momentum. It serves as the basis for motivation and achievement, but more importantly, for enduring hardship. That engine is hope. It is one of the most powerful, unseen forces we experience. I know I have been guilty ...

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