by Ryan Fraser | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Retailers during the holiday season advertise certain items as being the very best shopping deals for this season and, therefore, by implication, the most desirable Christmas gifts. For example: The latest and greatest new technology. The most innovative gismo or...
by Ryan Fraser | Jul 15, 2019 | Overcoming the Blues
Depression was once a topic reserved for other people, certainly not for ministers or pastors. For clergy to ever admit to such a mental health malady, especially since they’re often put on a spiritual pedestal, would be a risky proposition. Because, how could...
by Ryan Fraser | May 21, 2019 | Overcoming the Blues
Depression hurts. Deeply. If you suffer with it, you know that firsthand. And nobody is immune, not even the most faithful Christians. It’s a widespread mental health problem in our nation with 18 million of the adult population being diagnosed with major depressive...
by Ryan Fraser | May 14, 2019 | Overcoming the Blues
People are hurting all around us. It’s overwhelming! As Christians, sometimes it’s difficult to know how we should respond to the hardships experienced by others. Their pain and suffering may come in various forms including such things as physical and/or medical...
by Ryan Fraser | May 7, 2019 | Overcoming the Blues
The first major loss I can remember suffering in my life was the death of my paternal grandfather, Hugh Wyndham Fraser, a World War II veteran. He passed away when I was five years old in 1973. Though I did not attend the funeral, I vividly remember walking around by...
