depression Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:43:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg depression Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 The Struggle is Real https://baonline.org/the-struggle-is-real/ Mon, 01 May 2023 20:09:43 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=29787

The struggle is real

Yes, the struggle is real! There’s a battle going on. Let’s raise awareness, fueled by the good news that Jesus is onto this!

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]]> Scars That Bleed https://baonline.org/scars-that-bleed/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:00:55 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27274

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Some experiences change you forever. When I was fourteen, my first boyfriend raped me. I was forever changed, and I didn’t tell anyone — especially not my mom because she had forbidden me to see him. I had disobeyed her when I went to his house with no one else home. In the short term, […]

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]]> Whither Shall I Go From Your Spirit?* – Second Place https://baonline.org/whither-shall-i-go-from-your-spirit-second-place/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:21:18 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26367

Smiling person outdoors with a second-place ribbon in the corner, green garden background.

Toward the end of my seventh grade year, I developed depression. I wasn’t sleeping, I wasn’t eating, and I was isolating myself from my friends because I knew that they wouldn’t understand or be able to help me. In eighth grade, I indulged in self-harm. I didn’t want to kill myself — not yet. But […]

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]]> Bestowing Blessings https://baonline.org/bestowing-blessings/ Fri, 08 May 2020 05:58:43 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=25479

Father holding newborn against sunset backdrop, warm light streaming through window.As a Sabbath school teacher who prays regularly about instilling confidence in my students, I recently had a “God moment.” He revealed people in my life who have true, meaningful confidence. In prayerfully meditating on these lives, I realized that one thing was always present: a committed earthly father figure who invested time working with […]

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]]> Standing for Moral Marriage https://baonline.org/standing-for-moral-marriage/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:43:53 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4753 Is there any difference between love, desire, and lust? If we’re listening to today’s conversations, not much! Tolerance and equality, it seems, can also be tainted to mean accepting what isn’t moral or good. Allow me to explain. A friend — we’ll call him George — dearly loved three young women. This reciprocal relationship quickly […]

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]]> Restored & Re-Storied: An Interview with Mary DeMuth https://baonline.org/restored-re-storied-interview-mary-demuth/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:00:05 +0000 https://equipmagazine.org/?p=2604

Mary DeMuthRecently, I discovered a woman named Mary DeMuth. She is an author (of 31 books, so far), a public speaker, and the host of a podcast. Her message is simple but profound: Jesus Christ has taken her broken past and restored her to Himself. In doing so, He has also re-storied her, showcasing His beauty and might through […]

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]]> How My Struggle with Anxiety Proves My Victory https://baonline.org/struggle-anxiety-proves-victory-christ/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:00:21 +0000 https://equipmagazine.org/?p=2565

person staring at a mountain landscape“When a person struggles with anxiety, that person is not living in the victory of Christ.” That’s what I was told by someone with spiritual clout. During our first conversation, he picked up on the fact that I deal with anxiety. In an attempt to encourage me with the reminder of the victory I have […]

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