Security, a sense of safety, is a basic need. Even secular psychology recognizes this fundamental, biblical truth. In fact, our human minds have only two default pathways to choose: faith or fear. The path of fear leads to captivity and death. The path of faith leads to hope and life. ...
Read More »Fighting Feelings of Defeat
I want to make my life count, I don’t want to walk in defeat. When I have moments, or days, of feeling defeated in life, when I am ready to wave the white flag, there are some things that help me get through it. These moments show me that I am clearly in need ...
Read More »Power Grids and Spiritual Darkness
There have been four major assaults on power sources around the world in the last year and a half. On January 25, 2014, 140 million people in Pakistan were left in the dark because jihadists attacked a major power line. There have also been onslaughts against grids in Mexico and ...
Read More »Goth Culture Among Teens
Most likely you’ve noticed them – Goths dressed in black, to include hair, make-up, and nails. Maybe you are a Goth. Maybe you’re experimenting with the Gothic identity. Maybe you’re concerned about a Gothic teenager or sibling. Do you have reason to be concerned? Although Gothdom is too diverse to ...
Read More »The 5 Stages of Grief
Losing someone you love is difficult to go through. There is a grief and emotional process that happens when a death or some type of loss occurs. The 5 stages of grief was first coined by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. The 5 stages are not meant to be worked through and checked-off, ...
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