If you read In The Darkness, A Light Shines, you might guess that the topic of suicide is a serious concern of mine. C. Michael Patton, on his blog Parchment & Pen, provides a response to a letter that discusses Those who commit suicide cannot be Christian . . .
I think (but have no [...]
Category Archives: depression
Suicidal Christian—An Oxymoron?
21-Aug-08In The Darkness, A Light Shines
23-Jul-08This post has been a long time in coming, both writing, thinking, and living.
The darkness closes in. You can’t breathe. It is hard to fight for that breath. You can sense the deeper darkness of a chasm you cannot see, but know is there. You are coming close to the edge of the chasm.
Almost without [...]
Church-Going Facades
07-Jun-08It’s easy for Christians in our day to fall into the “showy religiosity” pit. We put on our happiest face at church, even though our hearts are far from the Lord. Or we look as if we’re worshipping with zeal when our minds are wandering.
Avoiding a Show of Religiosity
Daily Reflection and Prayer by Mark D. [...]
Writing Love on Their Arms
10-May-08Writing Love on Their Arms is a somewhat disturbing read. Yet, at the same, one of great hope and joy. We in the church are often, rightly (especially when history is taken into account, but a little less now), accused of staying away from sinners1, instead of joining with them and loving them.
Here [...]
Bearing the Silence of God
19-Mar-08In Bearing the Silence of God, Ziya Meral talks about the spiritual state of believers in the midst of persecution. Specifically, he speaks in regards to persecution by Muslims, but this goes on around the world, even in “Christian” nations.
What amazes me is how similar his feelings seem to be to Mother Teresa’s.
