Uplifting Commentaries

by Soul. Crushed. on March 1, 2010

Here’s a few hopeful commentaries over on Atone for your encouragement.

A Beautiful Thing

A Beautiful Faith

The Resurrection of Jesus

The Agony of Gethsemane

When battling depression, or even when we are happy, we should always remind ourselves of the greatest of Christ’s cross and the hope we have in him.  If such power can chase away demons, it can certainly chase away the clouds of gloom that rob us of the true joy that is found in Jesus.   Jesus rose from the dead and he rose into heaven in the presence of the first Christians.  These facts should more than lift our souls and inspire us to fight the darkness of despair when it tries to creep in.

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The Benefits of Depression

by Soul. Crushed. on October 29, 2009

Let’s look at the benefits, yes benefits, of depression at such an early age.

Awareness of loss.
Awareness of sin.
Rejection of the world.

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Depression & The Gospel – Part II

October 15, 2009

In Part I, I quoted an article written by CNN’s Mental Health Expert, Dr. Charles Raison who candidly and sincerely shared his thoughts about preteen depression and I deconstructed from there.  Here in part II, I’m back for more:
Back to the seesaw. Imagine that what we want to do in life is keep it balanced. [...]

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Brokenness

October 14, 2009

People who tell me that they are humble and broken before God will have to pardon my skepticism. Please forgive me, but I’ve seen it all so many times before. It usually begins as the excited retelling of how a once addicted life that was changed by an amazing religious experience that snatched their [...]

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Depression & the Gospel Part I

October 13, 2009

CNN’s Mental Health Expert, Dr. Charles Raison, recently wrote an extensive article in answer to the question: “What can cause depression when you’re 12 years old?”  In it he writes:
Let’s start by thinking about depression as a seesaw. On one side of the seesaw, let’s put everything that is going on in your life, good [...]

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Indifference to Death

October 11, 2009

There are three kinds of souls in the world.  There are those who are terrified of death.  There are those who welcome death.  And there are those who think nothing of death.  Of these three groups, the indifference to death group is by far the most spiritually miserable.
When it comes to death, there is no [...]

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Soul. Crushed.

October 9, 2009

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. – Psalm 51:17
Everyone has an answer.  No one has a remedy.  That, in a few words, pretty much sums up my life experiences when it comes to advice. So what’s my problem?  Well, frankly, it’s my [...]

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