Tag Archives: faith

A personal perspective on depression

depression

6     I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning. 7     My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body. 8     I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. 9     All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden […]

Doubting Thomas — or Thomas, a man of faith?

doubt or faith

Was Thomas really a doubter? Or, was he a man of faith? Wilderness Voice · Thomas: A man of faith by Glen Davies You can listen to this post, or if you prefer, you can read it below. The dilemma of a sceptical mind I often look on with envy when I see and hear […]

Growing and being refined by trial, to better find compassion

Winnowing chaff from grain

An interview with an older sister This sister grew up under very difficult circumstances, with her mother dying while she was a young adolescent and her family passing through very dark valleys of life. She has borne heavy burdens of grief, scarcity, pain, and chronic illness. God, through her experiences, has made her hand wise […]

Miscarriage — The bitter and the sweet

miscarriage despair

Excitement and hope in a marriage Marriage brings so much hope for a new couple, as it did for us. Our life together stretched out in front of us — full of hopes and dreams. For me, as with many young sisters, my dreams were quietly wrapped up in the hope of being a mother. […]