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When Depression Falls On the Child of God

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 42:5, HCSB) There seems to be a stigma to those Christ-followers who profess some sort of sadness of soul these days. Critics scorn them with pious platitudes like, “How … Continue reading →

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Psalms: Gritty Expressions of Agony and Woe! (Book 3)

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Artwork Credit: thespiritualcoach.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading →

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Psalms: Intense Personal Intimacy With God! (Book 2)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Artwork Credit: houseoftitus.wordpress.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading →

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Genuine Friends for Grieving Times

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Photo Credit: babyloncounseling.com I have been at the side of a loved one’s coffin too many times for my age. In a period of three years our family buried my great-aunt, grandmother, an uncle and aunt through cancer, my grandfather … Continue reading →

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