Health Tips

written by Kirk Moore I'm often present to preside at baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Often it is for people I haven't known for long and for people with a wide range of religious beliefs. Once I was at a rehearsal for a wedding. I hadn't known the family long, but even in the short time we had developed a lovely rapport. During a conversation with some of the wedding party, one person

written by Rachael Keefe � the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. John 14:26 I like stories of all kinds. I�m an avid reader of a variety of genres, though I have a particular fondness of urban fantasy. There�s something wonderful about the temporary escape from reality a good novel or

�While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.� Ps. 32:3 I am convinced that offering a spiritual support for mental health in our congregations is one of the essential components of a mental health ministry. I believe this is true because one the major hurdles that we all experience when we come across mental health concerns is the stigma that is carried by

written by Karl Shallowhorn For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 When I think back on the course of my life and the fact that I�ve been living with a co-occurring condition of bipolar disorder and addiction for more than 37 years I am in awe of how God has been at work in helping me in my recovery. I truly

written by Lisa LeSeur I knew something wasn�t quite right with John when I saw him that morning. He left the files on my desk without saying a word, without making eye contact. He had that distant, faraway look he got when he stopped taking his medication. Usually he would stay a minute and chat, but on this day he was in a hurry. I started to follow him but my phone rang. John left my

written by Hannah Campbell Gustafson I�m quickly approaching 30 weeks pregnant with our first child, and I�ve been thinking about stigma around mental health from what feels like a new angle. I�ve lived with anxiety and mild depression for quite a while, and feel very comfortable talking about how helpful I find a therapist and the fact that I take medication. Certainly there have been

written by Craig Rennebohm After 53 years of living with depression and a ministry increasingly focused on the intersection of religious life and mental illness, I share these thoughts about our biological, psychological, social and spiritual wholeness. Our bodies and brains serve not only a myriad of worldly functions, but are a �sensorium for the Spirit.� Literally every occasion of our