An Amazing Story of Forgiveness

A senior beaten and thrown down a flight of stairs before her home was set on fire says her attacker was also her rescuer, and she forgives him.

In an interview with Postmedia from her hospital room on Tuesday, Dora Campbell, 72, says a man assaulted her and her granddaughter at her home near 121 Avenue and 102 Street last Saturday. The attack left her with a broken hip, cuts and bruises on her face, and her home destroyed.

Can Christians Be Depressed?

"Depression has a long history of being misunderstood, both by the larger culture and, unfortunately, by the church. For many of us, shame and stigma can cause us to keep our struggles with mental health issues hidden from our friends, our church communities, and even from God himself.

In the Bible there are examples of people being discouraged—Elijah, Job, David. Would you say that they were depressed? To summarize, my question is: How can Christians be chronically depressed? Is there a Biblical explanation for this?”

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Freedom and Liberty

Like everyone else, I want to be able to provide for my family, have a prosperous life and security. Freedom is subjective. It depends on experience and everyone has their opinion about it. I trust in God, not the government. I fear God, not people. So freedom is not in the hands of the government in my opinion. And God has put every ruler in place, it wasn't done by themselves. I'm not concerned with freedoms. The government isn't concerned about me. I'm not gonna retaliate and try to bring it down. God put it there and I must be wise.

Can you condemn something evil if God is using it for good?