Depression

"Shame". It's a powerful emotion that cripples many everyday and just hearing the word, can make you want to curl up into a tight ball, and hide. Holding onto shame can truly hinder you from enjoying the blessings and joys that come each day. So let's dig deep into ways you can live a shame-free life, and discover how God can easily shift your thoughts and emotions.

Getting Over Shame

From popular humor writer Anna Lind Thomas comes a devotional that is sure to make you laugh, and cry from laughing, as you discover how to take life a smidge less seriously.

We'll Laugh About This Someday

Shame, guilt and regret have no place in the body of Christ. We serve a God that will use all that we are for His glory. No matter what we’ve done or how “bad” we think we have been, He can always use it for His glory. We are RARE! 

RARE: Exchanging Shame For Grace

Are you battling depression? Do you have pain within you that seems unbearable? Listen to Julie Thomas Ph.D as she tells you a very personal story of her own journey of healing and recovery from depression. 

Depression: Hope Inside Out

The topic of Sorrow is complex, real, and not pleasant. The Lord knows when we feel sorrow, and He promises us that He is walking through it with us, He is compassionate, loving, and He even turns it into joy and dancing! Let’s all embrace sorrow this week, with trust and faith in the Lord.

Hollywood Prayer Network On Sorrow

You sincerely love God, but you are lost when faced with people whose only answer to your questions is "Pray more. Trust the Lord. Read your Bible more..."
Do not despair! Yes, a Christian can be depressed. The Bible gives us many examples, explains the causes, and offers us very real and practical solutions to get us out of it.

DEPRESSION - PRACTICAL ANSWERS FROM the BIBLE

Have you lost your sense of accomplishment or momentum in life? Learn to re-sharpen your “edge” so you can live a life full of God’s power, purpose, and presence. Pastor Bayless Conley helps you figure out exactly where you lost your edge, and how to get it back. God can restore a hunger and zeal for His Word and calling that might otherwise be hopelessly lost. So be restored today!

Regain Your Cutting Edge

Often, the bravest thing you can do is continue to make it through the day, even when you have little hope for tomorrow. Have you ever been there?  The theme of these audio-guided meditations is finding hope over the horizon.  Day 1 will remind you of the anchoring hope of God.  Day 2 considers God overtaking fear.  And Day 3 is finding hope in divine promises.

Hope Over The Horizon

How do you respond to suffering? By suffocating or surviving?  The theme for these guided biblical meditations is suffering. Learning not to be ashamed but confronting your pain and the agony of others with a gentle spirit and kind heart. God heals our misery by His grace through faith in Christ, but also in His timing. I pray these meditations will help you recover in the restorative gaze of God.