Tag Archives: Despair

I came home to sadness from my first year at a Christian college. My Grandma (Mother’s mother) was on her deathbed in the hospital. When I visited her, she could barely carry on a conversation. I did learn that she had doubts about her salvation. How could that be? She ...

Clara’s Journey of Faith Introduction Clara, an 86-year-old widow, finds herself navigating the complexities of today’s world, which often feels foreign and frightening. Her children live in another state, leaving her to face the challenges of loneliness and societal changes alone. Yet, Clara’s faith remains her anchor, guiding her through ...

“Help, I’ve been taken hostage!” “By what?” you may ask. By my negative thoughts, fears, anxieties and the like. By my mind, yes, my very own mind. Well, it’s time for me to be honest about this, to confront it and put it to rest. Here’s what I’m talking about. ...

“Whoever answers before listening is both foolish and shameful.” Proverbs 18:13 In March of 1863, 18-year-old Charles Appleton Longfellow, unbeknownst to his family, left home in Massachusetts and boarded a train for Washington, D.C., to join the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. Charles was born to Fannie Elizabeth ...

Many of the old hymns we find such comfort in today came from the experience of great tragedy and loss in the lives of their composers. Feelings of discouragement and even despair were poured out in the words of their music, but so also were feelings of comfort and contentment ...