Cynthia Swindoll, wife of Chuck Swindoll, has given a very open and honest look into her battle with depression and forgiveness. Here is an excerpt:
A powerful thing happens when we come to the foot of the cross. We gain a true and honest perspective of all the events of our lives. We bring everything before Him who died for the sins of the entire world, and He enables us to sort out all the debris of our life experiences. We leave behind all those things that have been done to us, and we are empowered to seek forgiveness from those we have wronged. This process-these very acts of forgiveness-are brush strokes on the canvases of our lives, portraying the grace and mercy of the One who bore all our sins upon the cross.
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What???? Just a bunch of words strung together that make no sense!!! Keep it real please for those of us who are not quite up to the cryptic level of writing as you are or on as high a pedestal!!!
Depression is a deep well, each find their way. Its sad your anger has blinded you to the great effort Cynthia has gone to to help someone else. You don;t care for her style, write your own book! I pray you will find help and grace and mercy as I have found in Christ my loving Savior! He met me at my deepest darkness and showed me the way back when no one else could help!
Cynthia’s short, personal account with her experience with depression and the peace she found in her faith in God’s grace is both clear and concise, and not in the least bit “criptic”. However, if you failed to understand her words or required additional clarification, I can think of 100 ways you could have responded respectfully and compassionately.
Iam looking for the Chuck Swindoll’s wife’s story about forgiveness.
I am interested in Mrs. Swindoll’s opinion of the book. Broken Minds: Hope for Healing When You Feel Like You’re “Losing It” by Steve and Robyn Bloem. It is a very open and honest account of Steve Bloem’s depression. Interwoven with he and his wife’s story is information about the history of depression theories and different methods of treatment. I think it is an excellent book. Since Mrs. Swindoll has been there and back again I’d like to know what she thinks of it.
Thank you.
Phil Brown
anet – When I read the statement above that word “grace” stands out for me. I was shown so little grace in my home growing up and in turn, up til now, I have shown my own family so little grace. I am staying on this word “grace” until I can show my family, friends, enemy’s, and you, a stranger to me, grace.