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Visiting the Ruins: Psalm 74
Psam 74 is a lament over the destruction of the temple and a call for God to defend his people. It also gives us words to use when we feel God is far and has forgotten us.
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Social Media and Anxiety: If the Internet Steals your Peace
Social media can be information overload. One thing we anxious people do with too much information is overthink, dwell, agonize, and otherwise take on things that aren’t our problems, and so there is reason for caution.
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Why a panic attack is like being in the belly of a fish
...I was surprised to find what appeared to be a description of a panic attack. It wasn't, not exactly, but the similarities--and the lessons, easily apply. Yes, a panic attack and time in the belly of a fish have a lot in common.
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When you Feel Forgotten by God
I find a lot of comfort in the Psalms. In fact, I find so much comfort that I’ve been working on a book of devotions about the Psalms of David. In my youth I didn’t have time for them. They didn’t touch me. Now that I’m older, I have no idea what my young self was thinking. Older me just about lives in the Psalms. Almost every human condition is addressed in the Psalms, and that includes fear.
