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The Uselessness of Anxiety

By Elizabeth Prata

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Yesterday I posted an excerpt from a chapter from a book called GETHSEMANE—Leaves of Healing from the Garden of Grief by Newman Hall, 1891. His bio:

Christopher Newman Hall (1816-1902), born at Maidstone and known in later life as a ‘Dissenter’s Bishop’, was one of the most celebrated nineteenth century English Nonconformist divines. He was active in social causes; supporting Abraham Lincoln and abolition of slavery during the American Civil War, the Chartist cause, and arranging for influential Nonconformists to meet Gladstone. His tract Come to Jesus, first published in 1848 also contributed to his becoming a household name throughout Britain, the US and further afield, supposedly selling four million copies worldwide over his lifetime. Source Wikipedia

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Anxiety: solace from the Garden of Gethsemane

By Elizabeth Prata

Christopher Newman Hall (1816-1902), born at Maidstone and known in later life as a ‘Dissenter’s Bishop’, was one of the most celebrated nineteenth century English Nonconformist divines. He was active in social causes; supporting Abraham Lincoln and abolition of slavery during the American Civil War, the Chartist cause, and arranging for influential Nonconformists to meet Gladstone. His tract Come to Jesus, first published in 1848 also contributed to his becoming a household name throughout Britain, the US and further afield, supposedly selling four million copies worldwide over his lifetime. Source Wikipedia

His famous tract Come to Jesus can be found at Chapel Library and read for free.

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Helpful Christian resources on anxiety & depression

By Elizabeth Prata

How are you coping, my sisters? This is going on a while longer than we would like or hope, right? We received word yesterday from our Governor here in Georgia that school is closed for the rest of the year. Many people had an emotional reaction to that news, including me, so I wrote the essay The Grief of an Unsaid Goodbye, and then escaped to my bed for the night.

I am reminded of Elijah, one moment victorious and bold, the next, running in fear and depressed,  laying down to die. Continue reading “Helpful Christian resources on anxiety & depression”