Monthly Archives: December 2011

“Pat, I read your last blog, and I’d like to respond to it. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 is a good complement to what you posted in 39. It says, ‘give thanks in all circumstances.’ “That’s a hard word when

Dr. Herbert Koenig is a psychiatrist and the Director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University. At a “Family, Faith and Mental Health Conference” held on November 17, 2011, in Atlanta, he made some rather dramatic … Continue reading →

–For those of you with SAD, today is the shortest day of the year, and things will get better for you.– Here’s a continuation of “Can the Mind Heal Depression” by John Folk-Williams on his blog storiedmind.com. “Trying to figure … Continue reading →

 When a person remains in a depressed condition, even after normal efforts to remedy the condition, a physical source of depression should be considered, especially in the case of debilitating or suicidal depression.  Physiological causes of depression are relatively common. … Continue reading →

“I have to tell you, Pat, that a dear friend of mine was in stage four cancer and about to die. I asked the Lord why people who have been serving You so faithfully for so many years – through … Continue reading →

“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” That is my unequivocal belief, and I experienced it in my own triumph over depression. Where does that sentence come from? It is found

“Here are some of the practices and changes that have helped my mind shift its orientation toward depression. Each of these led to a deeper awareness and ability to refocus my mind on healing.

When Napoleon was yet a boy, his father bought him a very spirited horse. None of the stable hands were ever able to control him; they were afraid of the horse. One day Napoleon