Jollyblogger quotes Martyn LLoyd-Jones on why we need to talk to ourselves. Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those…
Counseling Resources
If you are struggling with divorce, recovering from child abuse, you are facing death, or a number of other specific counseling problems, I would recommend that you review this series of booklets from the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (click…
The Quicksand of Depression
Ever suffer from depression? Ever get sucked into emotional quicksand. Telling yourself to snap out of it, or trying reason up out of the muck only makes it worse? Abraham Lincoln once said about his depression. “I am now the…
William Cowper and Depression
If you are someone who struggles with depression, you might appreciate the story of William Cowper who lived in the 1700’s.
Despite being a gifted poet and writer, Cowper struggled with depression so much that he was institutionalized. It was in an asylum that he read the Bible and understood that salvation is found in Christ.