Something Bigger

Something Bigger

by | May 30, 2017 | Chronic illness

When you live with a chronic illness, you soon learn that it requires you to make a plethora of unending decisions. When you reach the “D” section in your phonebook, the list of doctors seems endless. Some of these doctors are even programmed into your speed dial....
To Love Like He Does

To Love Like He Does

by | May 26, 2017 | Marriage

“She held his hand like she never wanted to let him go,” my husband told me quietly one evening. It’d been a tough day. A co-worker whom my husband deeply respected was losing his battle with cancer. He and his wife had stopped by the office to pick up his...
What I’ve Seen in the Dark

What I’ve Seen in the Dark

by | May 18, 2017 | Mental Illness, Poetry

WHAT I’VE SEEN IN THE DARK: A Story of Depression and FaithAudio of Dr. Powell’s testimony at Columbia International University on September 22, 2014. Used with permission. LIKE FALLING RAIN  (Poem written and read by Dr. Terry Powell at the end of the...
Trauma’s Not a Sin

Trauma’s Not a Sin

by | May 12, 2017 | Mental Illness

Recently I ran across the following sentences in a status update and, in short, wanted to run over my tablet with the lawnmower: “Sin isn’t very chic to talk about these days. Words like: brokenness, psychological issues, maladjustment, and trauma are way more...

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