As some of you already know, I am in the process of writing a book about mental illness and the Church. This book will focus on educating the Church as to what mental illness is and isn’t, and highlight what they’ve been doing right, as well as what they’ve been doing wrong. It will also [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ministry’
I Want To Talk To You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, depression, interviews, mental illness, mentally ill, ministry on August 14, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Why Mental Illness?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bipolar disorder, church, depression, God, healing, Jesus, mental health, mental illness, ministry on July 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When you’re open about your own mental illness, you encounter a wide variety of reactions. When you are a Christian that is open about your mental illness, the reactions are often very harsh. I am not the type to shrink back from a difference of opinion, but when someone thinks their opinion usurps scientific fact, I often go silent. It’s amazing what we can make ourselves believe when we’re scared of the painful alternatives.
Starting Over
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, God, Jesus, mental illness, ministry, youth ministry on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’ve got to learn how to care for a single heart if we’re ever going to care for a flock.















