In our first episode of Everyday Wisdom, Wyatt Graham and Steve Bray talk about how to deal with melancholy and anxiety. The Everyday Wisdom show aims to accomplish its namesake. It aims to help Christians think through everyday wisdom. Make sure to subscribe to the TGC Canada podcast to hear this bi-monthly show.
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.” 1 Peter 5: 8–9 Imagine that you lived during the first century and somebody informed you of a lion prowling outside. But you need food. So there would be several options available to you. On the chance you were buddies with a local centurion, it might be a good time to call in any outstanding favors — perhaps they could...
Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her (Luke 10:41). This story of two sisters resonates with me. Like Martha, I like things done well. I’m not a laid back, fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of girl. I may wish I was, but I have a deep-seated compulsion to cross my t’s and dot my i’s. I like my house clean, my meals balanced and my calendar organized. (Although I don’t accomplish this often!) Like Martha, I am frequently, as Jesus diagnosed, “anxious...
