I felt my heartrate increase as I opened my mouth to refute the charges a dear friend was leveling against me What I had posted online had nothing to do with her as she implied But before I replied I whispered a prayer I then calmed down and heard what she was saying and the hurt behind her words It was clear that this went further than the surface My friend was hurting and my need to defend myself dissolved as I chose to help her address her pain During this conversation I learned what James meant in today rsquo [... more]

In a recent post blogger Bonnie Gray recounted the moment when overwhelming sadness began to creep into her heart ldquo Out of the blue rdquo she stated ldquo during the happiest chapter in my life I suddenly started experiencing panic attacks and depression rdquo Gray tried to find different ways to address her pain but she soon realized that she wasn rsquo t strong enough to handle it alone ldquo I hadn rsquo t wanted anyone to question my faith so I kept quiet and prayed that my depression would go away But God wants to heal us not shame [... more]