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Mental Illness and the Church
“Christians should NEVER be depressed.” a friend said to me.“Yes, we have the mind of Christ.” I foolishly agreed.As a baby believer, my theology was skewed. Soon I became depressed. Nothing helped. Prayer, confession, praise, not even memorizing the Word of God lifted the cloud completely. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which affects serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin can…
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God called me to be a Red basket servant. Yes one of thosered plastic baskets some restaurants use to serve fries, chips, and chicken wings?Let me explain. As I stormed the gates of heaven begging God to use me, He showed me a picture in my head of a red basket with some pita bread, broken into pieces. The…
What am I, Chopped Liver?
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