by Chronic Joy Ministry | Apr 12, 2018 | Mental Illness
I can’t remember a time when chronic depression wasn’t a nemesis for me. As a child I often felt an overwhelming sadness and wept without understanding why. Now I’m a 67-year-old Christian college professor who still wanders occasionally into the dark fog of...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Feb 6, 2018 | Mental Illness
Keeping Faith in the Midst of Depression I stand with the rest of the congregation for a familiar hymn. My heart is sad and parched. Mouthing the words takes a Herculean effort. I feel out of place in the midst of so many people with smiles on their faces and praise...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jan 24, 2018 | Chronic illness
There’s been a dramatic shift in my understanding of the cross and of the day we call Good Friday. My parents are Christians and so the crucifixion and resurrection were familiar to me from early on. I remember as a small child growing so frustrated that Jesus didn’t...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jan 9, 2018 | Chronic illness
I’m convinced the princess didn’t feel the pea under that stack of mattresses because she had some princess “spidey” skills or keen princess detection abilities, but because she had Fibromyalgia. She wouldn’t have been diagnosed back then because the...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jan 3, 2018 | Chronic illness
OFFER HELP AND HEALING BY BEING AN UNDERSTANDING FRIEND Lisa was only 43 years old, but she felt 80. Doctors finally had given her a diagnosis for her chronic pain. She was relieved to know it wasn’t all in her head, yet the prospect of an incurable condition was very...
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