BP73 Noah was six years old when he came down with a severe case of influenza. His fever spiked at 105 degrees. During his delirium, he saw a colorful clown…
BP72 When I was in my early twenties, which is an eon ago, my roommate had placed a message magnet on the refrigerator door that said something like, The number…
BP71 It’s not a secret. Being mentally healthy is not some esoteric mystery. Much of it is common sense. Of course, common sense is not so common in our current…
BP70 My name is Thomas. I killed myself when I was ten. At least I was convinced I had. I thought I was gone forever. I didn’t kill me the…
BP69 Do you ever sense the presence of evil in your soul or in the world around you? Do you sometimes feel it in the room with you when you…
BP68 All of us are familiar with autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sadly, individuals on the low end of this spectrum can be disabled to such a degree that…
BP67 Sometimes I hate my heart. It feels too much, too deeply. Especially at times of loss, death, and goodbyes. Separations are absolutely a post-fall phenomenon, arriving after original sin…
BP66 Just before Jesus introduced the parable of the Prodigal Son, He tells us in Luke 15:10, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one…
BP65 Psychologists are known for some memorable quotes. It was Abraham Maslow who said, I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat…
BP64 Have you ever heard of a whammy? Basically, a whammy is something that happens to a person that is powerfully negative and highly unpleasant—like an unexpected blow to the…