I am really far from Evangelical Christianity but still really appreciate this Billy Graham evangelistic video. Of particular interest to me was the part about the single mother who was thinking of suicide and someone in the church detected it, finding a "suicidal...
Practice common courtesy and hospitality. A lot of times little things aren't actually little to those who are hyper sensitive (something people struggling with depression often exhibit). If someone struggling with depression does something good for you, thank them....
faith in God is a vessel that holds hope in God when it cracks its contents dribble away A telltale sign that a job offer isn't legit is it's asking you to pay them instead of them paying you. Christianity is similar to this in that the promise of hope, when people...
One of the most profound things I heard about mental illness was from a Reddit comment. It was a thread about the "it gets better campaign" (the one for LGBT youth) and on this forum they were wondering if this also applied to mental illness. Someone commented in...
I think what scares religious people about mental illness is the experiences of it are so much more intense than religion itself. Both positive and negative. It doesn't matter if you are trying to pray your way out of it or are supine shaking your fist at God, the...
Pretend you are in a field. This is a big field, one that people come and fly kites on. Now imagine three people you know are there. You can see one just at the edge of the horizon and they can see the other person you know at the edge of their horizon in the...
Repost (from entry way back on 2003) Let’s imagine for a moment you have created a country. Would you make it a place where people would want to live. Would a free flow of immigration and emigration be allowed? I believe a person’s life is somewhat like that...
The Daily Mail reports that in 2012, 14 people with "severe psychiatric problems" were killed by lethal injection, a figure that rose to 42 in 2013. This is wonderful news. Terminal mental health problems are gaining parity with terminal physical problems. I know if...
I spent my high school career obsessing over the girl I liked in high school. She didn't like me back. I think I was the most hurt when I tried to make myself believe she liked me. So goes with God. When you are a Christian you are forced to believe God loves you....
There is a hot dog stand south of us in a somewhat black neighborhood. It contains a lot of memorabilia like a novelty barrel of moonshine. One thing stuck out at me, a tin can with the confederate flag on it. This made me very angry, not because I give a hoot in...