A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
We believe that there is a great deal of ignorance about the persons who wrote the hymns that we sing from 'Spiritual Songs'. There are a few books in existence that give some information about the better-known authors. The present exercise is to make available to the readers some information about authors in 'Spiritual Songs' who are not so well known. The exercise is begun trusting that the Lord will bless it. Frank Wallace. August 1985. Joseph Addison, 1672-1719. Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, 1823-95 James Allan, 1734-1804, and Hon. Walter Shirley, 1725-1786. Norman Anderson, 1908-1988. William Anglin, 1882 - 1965. Bagstaff or Littlewood. John Bakewell, 1721-1819. Mrs Bancroft, 1841 - ? (see C.L. Smith) H.P. Barker, 1869-1952. John Beaumont. Henry Bennett, 1813-1868. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 Christian Andreas Bernstein, 1672-1699. Mrs. Frances Bevan, 1827 -1909 Edward Lawrence Bevir, 1847-1922 William John Blew, 1808-1894. P.P. Bliss, 1838-1876 John Ernest Bode, 1816-1874. Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889. Mary Bowly (Mrs. Peters), 1813-1856 Sir John Bowring, 1792-1872. Nicholas Brady. (see Nahum Tate) Francis Crawford Burkitt, 1864-1929. Miss Hannah K. Burlingham, 1842-1901. Richard Burnham, 1749-1810. Lord Adalbert Cecil, 1841-1889. John Cennick, 1718-1755. Henry D'Arcy Champney, 1854 - 1942. Robert Cleaver Chapman, 1803-1902. Edith Gilling Cherry - Died 1897, aged 25. Samuel O'Malley Cluff, 1837-1910. C.A. Coates, 1862 - 1945. Josiah Condor, 1789-1855. Richard de Courcy, 1743-1803. Mrs. Ann Ross Cousin, 1824-1906. William Cowper, 1731-1800. John Nelson Darby, 1800 - 1882 Samuel Davies, 1723-1761. James George Deck, 1802-1884. David Denham, 1791-1848. Sir Edward Denny, 1796-1889 Miss Caroline Dent, 1815 - 1887+ Mrs. Hazel Dixon. Mrs Anna Dober, 1713-1739 Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Dr. Emil Donges, 1853-1923 Dr. C.C. Elliott, 1866 - 1942. Miss Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871. E. P. Ellis, 1879 - 1963 James Harrington Evans, 1785-1849. Jonathan Evans, 1748-1809. John Fawcett, 1740-1817. W.W. Fereday, 1866 - 1959 Inglis Fleming, 1859-1955. Maria De Fleury. Died about 1794. Samuel Trevor Francis, 1835-1927 George West Frazer, 1840-1896. John Gambold, 1711-1771. Samuel Whitelock Gandy. Died 1851. Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 Thomas Gibbons, 1720-1785 Mrs. Gilbert (see Ann Taylor) Leslie M. Grant, 1917 - Agnes Mary Harding, 1887-1966. B. G. Hardingham, 1894 - 1973. Susannah Harrison, 1752-1784. Joseph Hart, 1712-1768 Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879. Thomas Haweis, 1732-1820. Robert Hawker, 1753-1827 R.S. Hawker, 1804-1875 Mrs. Gertude Helyar, Date ? W.J. Hocking, 1864-1953 Richard Holden, died 1886. Frank Binford Hole Josiah Hopkins, 1786-1862 James Hutton, 1715-1795 Joseph Irons, 1785-1852. Albert von der Kammer, 1860-1951 Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 William Kelly, 1821-1906 John Kent, 1766-1843 Mary Ann Lathbury, 1841 - 1913. Walter A. Lickley, 1909- William Freeman Lloyd, 1791-1853 Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 Mrs. Margaret Mackay, 1802-1887 William Paton Mackay, 1839-1885 Henri Abraham Cesar Malan, 1787-1864 John Mason, Died 1694. J. T. Mawson, 1871-1943 Samuel Medley, 1738-1799. Albert Midlane, 1825-1909 Mrs Elizabeth Mills, 1805- 1829. J.S.B. Monsell, 1811-1875 James Montgomery, 1771-1854 John Newton, 1725 - 1807. Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608 Miss Caroline Maria Noel, 1817-1877 Miss Marianne Nunn, 1778-1847. H.F. Nunnerley, 1873 -1953 Thomas West Porter, 1844 - 1917, Miss C.H. Von Poseck, 1859-1953. Dr. Thomas Edie Purdom, c. 1852-1942 Thomas H. Reynolds, 1830 - 1930 Robert Robinson, 1735-1790. Dr. H.L. Rossier, 1852-1942 Francis Rous, 1579-1659 Edward Rubie (dates?) Dr. John Ryland, D.D. 1753-1825 Robert Sandeman, 1718-1771 Joseph Scriven, 1820-1886. Robert Seagrave, 1693 - (died ?) Mary Shekleton, 1827 -1883. James Grindly Small, 1817-1881 C.L. Smith (Mrs Bancroft) 1841 - ? John Wilson Smith, born 5th. April (18th. May?) 1842, died 22nd. Jan. 1922. Joseph Denham Smith, c.1816-1889. August Gottlieb Spangenberg, 1704-1792 Miss Anne Steele, 1716-1778 Joseph Stennett, 1663-1713 Hugh Stowell, 1799-1865 Joseph Swain, 1761-1796 Nahum Tate, 1652-1715, and Nicholas Brady, 1659-1726. Ann Taylor (Mrs Gilbert), 1782 - 1866 Thomas Rawson Taylor, 1807-1835 Theodulf (Theodolph) of Orleans, France. 750-821. Miss Cenita Thompson, 1822-1909. Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740-1778 Samuel Prideaux Tregelles, 1813-1875 Mrs. J.A. Trench, 1843 - 1925 William Trotter, 1818 - 1865. Miss S.M. Walker, 1848 - 1918 Henry Ware, 1794 - 1843 Miss Anna Laetitia Waring, 1820-1910 S.M. Waring, 1792-1827. Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 Miss C.A. Wellesley Charles Wesley, 1707-1788. Frederick Whitfield, 1829-1904. G.V. Wigram, 1805 - 1879. Fanny Theodora Wigram, 1831-1871. William Williams, 1717-1791 W. Yerbury, Died 1863. Count Zinzendorf, 1700-1760.
Profound reflections on the cross that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book can be used as a devotional, especially during Lent and Easter. These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection-enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won: “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.
These two volumes list late-and mid-Victorian poets, with brief biographical information and bibliographical details of published works. The major strength of the works is the 'discovery' of very many minor poets and their work, unrecorded elsewhere.
C.S. Lewis’s enlightened, foundational respect for the Jews as God’s chosen people is a feature in much of his apologetic and theological writing. Although as a boy and young man Lewis reflected much of the implicit anti-Semitism inherent in the public-school-educated Edwardian establishment, this was replaced by deep respect when he became a Christian. Later on, Lewis’s understanding was much enhanced by his wife, Joy Davidman (m. 1956); born to American Jewish parents, she was an adult convert to Yeshua Ha Mashiach - Jesus Christ - and Lewis referred to her as a Jewish Christian. A Hebraic Inkling examines in depth this Jewish-Hebrew influence in Lewis’ life and works. Analysing some of his key writings in theology, philosophy, literature and apologetics, his rigorous stand against anti-Semitism and affinity for Jewish literature and culture is outlined, as well as his vision of how Christians are enfolded into the chosen people. This respect and affinity extended to Lewis’ own family; when one of Joy’s children sought to return to his mother’s birth-faith, Lewis moved all to accommodate his wishes and raise him as a Jew, after Joy’s untimely death.
