The Lion’s Den

I love goals- I DON’T dig New Year’s resolutions. They set objectives that are too far off, too easy to forget or put off. What I like to do is set a word of the year. My word this year was LIONHEARTED. I thought, “I’m going to overcome my depression, get strong as steel, grow…

Engraved

In our attempt toward’s sanctification, or becoming holy, it cannot be about doing or being better. I’m talking about the heart, and how we are motivated and compelled to follow Christ in each facet of our daily life, no matter how we feel. Whether we feel distressed, depressed, secluded, happy, joyful, overworked, or near-death. I have a difficult time de-compartmentalizing doing and being. 

Purpose in Quarantine

My depression has reared its ugly head again in the midst of quarantine and other circumstances in life that have weighed heavily on my heart. In my counseling sessions, we’ve been focusing on some tough things; things that cause me to have flashbacks, wake up in the middle of the night frightened, and have made…