Dealing with Grief and Loss from a Christian Perspective
My grandfather’s favorite holiday was Halloween. I still don’t know how to square that with his faith, but my mother says he would join Halloween parades and win prizes for his costumes. So, when I showed up at the hospital in a Raggedy Andy costume, my mother said he would have had a big grin and a twinkle in his eye. He was transitioning from here to glory, so I don’t know if he was conscious of my presence or appearance. I wrote [...]
Divine Marriage Help
I have seen marriages in flames as if given up as burnt offering—some in which the embers were barely warm. These relationships have been in need of divine marriage help. Marriage Help: Can This Marriage Be Saved? A mentor of mine once said to me, “Marriage can be the closest anyone can get to heaven in this life.” Of course, it could also be said that it can also rival that other place. I have been single, married, a widower, and have had [...]
Most Common Symptoms of Depression: How to Know if You’re Depressed
“Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” – Misty Copeland What is depression? Depression can be defined in many ways depending on who you ask and what source you garner your information from. Depression in and of itself does not have to be a clinical diagnosis. However, it can impact your daily life, inhibiting your ability to take care of yourself in many ways. If you are struggling [...]
11 Tips for Dealing with Loneliness from a Christian Perspective
You’ve just moved out of state to start college or a new job. You’re far away from friends, and a week in you’re just sitting in your apartment having dinner and scrolling through your social media when it hits you – you’re feeling lonely. Dealing with loneliness is something we’ve all experienced at one point or another in our lives. For some, loneliness is a seasonal reality that comes at certain times of the year or coincides with particular events. The holidays can [...]
Investing in Your Personal Growth
If you spend any amount of time online, it’s likely you’ve come across pop-up ads encouraging you to invest in this, that, or another company, with your returns guaranteed. Of course, there’s nothing that is ever guaranteed in this life, so these investments may or may not work out. There’s another form of investment that we don’t often think about – investing in your own personal growth. Investing in your own growth will more likely than not yield positive results for you and [...]
How to Overcome Fear: Causes and Solutions
Things don’t always go according to plan; the world and the circumstances that make up our daily lives are too unruly, too unpredictable for that. Despite our best efforts, sometimes the wrong thing, our worst-case scenario, happens. One way in which we respond to things going wrong or the anticipation that they will is fear. What causes fear? Fear is a powerful emotion that is triggered by the threat of harm toward our emotional, physical, or psychological well-being, whether that threat is [...]