Highlights: Antidepressants, Ebola, and the God of Deborah

During this season of busyness in my life, I have not had as much time to sit down and spill my heart like I would so like to do more often. I have been blessed with words of wisdom of other bloggers. If you have the time, I encourage you to read a few of these articles. Some made me laugh. Others made me cry. All made me think a little bit more about the world, life, and Jesus.

What made me thankful to read.
Antidepressants as Means of Grace by Sarah Schwartz
"On Wednesday mornings, the high school ministry team I was a part of met for breakfast at a local diner. As we swapped prayer requests over bad coffee and scrambled eggs, I shared that I had started taking medicine to help combat my depression, to which the leader of the team, a senior boy I admired, turned and forcefully informed me,“You know, that would go away if you just trusted God enough.”"

What is important.
May God Bless You with Anger by Sarah Bessey 
"May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for freedom, justice, and peace."

What was lovely.
A Memory of our True Home by Sarah Bessey
"Our skin is made of dust and we often catch the perfumed scent of the Garden in the cool of the evening, and we know, somewhere inside, we’re supposed to be walking with God, unashamed still."

What was inspiring.
Where is the God of Deborah? by Marilyn from A Life Overseas
"Where is the God of Deborah? He is still here. He is still present. He is still at work. He is still saying ‘Who touched me’ like he did so long ago on dusty streets in Palestine. He is still restoring, relentlessly pursuing, loving, healing, freeing women from their suffering. This I must believe. This I do believe."

What made some good points.
Our ignorance of Africa is more dangerous than Ebola by Luvvie Ajayi
"The narrative about Africa has always been a simple, singular picture of the poor helpless, disease-ridden child with mosquitoes all over it. While Africa does need aid, Africa is also rising. However, right now it’s seen as the Ebola zone. 'The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.'"

Tweets

"If you can't show the difference between religion and the gospel, people will confuse morality with a changed heart."
— Tim Keller Wisdom (@DailyKeller) October 2, 2014

Trying to set better sleeping habits for myself before I enter the "real world," and go to bed no later than 2am. Baby steps, right? 😁
— Emily Whelchel (@EmilythePerson) October 22, 2014

Years ago my Christian faith changed when I discovered this unalterable truth: Jesus sat at the table with ANYONE who wanted to be present.
— Fred Liggin IV (@Liggin) October 22, 2014

Advice for writers: Dare yourself to be audacious. No one trusts a timid storyteller.
— Tosca Lee (@ToscaLee) October 31, 2014

#Ebola Map of Africa for the Geographically Challenged Inspired by @JuryReporter: https://t.co/P7UwqPx3Bw pic.twitter.com/MldqcqpMU6
— Anthony England (@EbolaPhone) November 3, 2014

Three years ago: To Be Honest