Category Archives: Depression

Great leaders battle depression

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Should the power of depression be more than ordinary, think not that all is over with your usefulness. Continue reading →

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Normal sadness or depressive disorder?

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Have we lost our ability to distinguish biologically based depression from normal sadness? Continue reading →

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Allured by love

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

He promises to draw us apart, for there he can best deal with us, and this separated place is not to be a Paradise, but a wilderness, since in such a place… Continue reading →

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When the storms hit…

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Truths to carry and guide us in difficult times. Continue reading →

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Finding our way out of despondency

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

He became so despondent that he sat down under a tree and prayed to die. ‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said. ‘Take my life” Continue reading →

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When life feels difficult

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

I’ve often asked God for green pastures and still waters. God has been faithful to provide times of rest and refreshment. Continue reading →

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The human will and the findings of Neuroscience

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Sometimes life is not easily reduced to raw choosing. If we treat people only as volitional beings, we fail to relate to them based on the Imago Dei and the human fall from it. One must consider matters related to nurture and nature when addressing complex issues of life in this world. Continue reading →

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Use your mind to control emotions

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Are emotions within our control? Can we be commanded regarding our emotions? Rejoice always!? Do not be anxious about anything!? Continue reading →

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The science of hope

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Intriguing look at hope and science. Hope is real, proven by science, and willpower is the switch (The right stimulus) that triggers this amazing ability to change for the better… Continue reading →

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Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

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