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A Video / Psalm 88: The darkest Psalm that brings light to the soul in despair
This is a 37 minute video I recorded on Psalm 88, a reading and commentary, that not only attempts to open up this darkest Psalm, but with some thoughts on the larger volume of Psalms and how to read them with understanding. This is a follow-up video to my confession of mental illness in depression Continue reading
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Living As A Christian With Mental Illness: Dysthymia / PDD
A little bit about my mental illness and how I live with it as a Christian. The video is on my YouTube channel, Voices in the Garden. Continue reading
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New Video/Addiction and Recovery: The Night God Took My Life
My previous video on addiction, depression, and recovery has gotten good views, at least for the size of my channel, and comments. So I’m following up with this offering. Perhaps you may not be a user or in recovery, but could still find a blessing in my story. That’s my prayer. Continue reading
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I Know This
I know the least about what matters most. But I have known enough to want more, to want it always, to live and move and have my being in the presence of God. Immanuel, “God with us”, this is the thing. Nothing matters more and nothing is missed more than the presence of God in Continue reading
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40 Things That Frighten Children (And Adults)…with a word or two about healing.
I found this list on a website, The London Economic, while check up on an idea as I was writing today (see the previous post). For the reader’s convenience, for you, I am posting this list separately. Below the list are some other thoughts on fear (and shame). TOP 40 FEARS AMONG CHILDREN: source The Continue reading
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The Big Truth About Little Things
“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.— Luke 16:10 I came across the following passage during my devotional time today. It is especially meaningful to me because it takes me into repentance. So Continue reading
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Your Father Hears You
A friend shared this wonderful quote on Facebook which I thought to give another reading here. Life is too often a struggle for no more reason than not trusting our heavenly Father to meet our needs in Christ. By his blood of the cross Christ has secured all of heavens blessedness for us. “In Him Continue reading
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God’s Way With Us In Trial and Difficulties
What often feels so hard for us, what seems to be failure and defeat, may well be God working in ways we have not yet comprehended. What follows is some instruction from the 19th century writer, Ellen White, on how God works with us, in us, and through us for the development of our character Continue reading
About Me
A Christian, thinking, vlogging, and writing online. I live elsewhere as well. I follow the theology of the cross in the faith and practice of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Formerly a pastor in Europe and America, now living semi-retired in Kentucky (U.S.), driving for the Amish and in-home carer.
Crucified Hearts 