What people, events, or things do you most enjoy at Christmastime? Is there anything that is hard for you this Christmas? Things to keep in mind during the holiday season: Don’t get wrapped up in social media or social gatherings: This is very easy to say, and quite frankly, I enjoy it, so I’m not encouraging people to give up their Facebook or Twitter accounts, or stop attending parties completely. But take what you see Read more
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,” lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice Read more
“I just feel tired.” Isaiah 30:15 “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.” Pastors need to take care of their mental health. What they say to their people is what they should do themselves. Be alone with God.
Be out in nature and enjoy God’s beauty. Psalm 19 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Go for a walk. Go out to the mountains. God is still working. God is moving. He is doing a great work in your life.
Take care of yourselves so that you can care for those who need care. Come away for a retreat. Be alone with God. Find peace with Him so that we can be with others.
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless!Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 I have said and even more poignantly felt these words. There are times in life when meaning, purpose, and virtue gag me. They get caught in my throat, freeze my brain, and burden my soul. Yet “meaningless-ness” does not fully express my despair; even “utter” meaningless-ness does not capture the void inside me. But screaming out “everything:” all that was, all there is, and all that ever can be, “ALL-ALL-ALL, is certainly without meaning” – now that says how I feel and what Read more
These Just a Minute Vlogs will encourage you, lighten your burdens, and educate you regarding your mental health.
Do you think the brain is an organ like the other organs in the body? Just like any organ that gets sick or injured, the brain can also get sick or injured. Then why do we think that brain or mental illnesses are sin?