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Overwhelmed by the State of the World
There’s so much going on in the world, and it can be overwhelming. Whether we’re struggling with troubles in our own lives or feeling the barrage of bad news every time we look at the headlines, peace can feel elusive – if not impossible. How can we feel peace with everything going on?
God... I'm Feeling Burnt-Out
Jordan describes himself as a “pretty chill, stoic, level-headed guy” – that is, until he faced burn-out and depression that sent him spiralling. In Jordan’s second year of paid ministry, he felt the pressure mounting.
The Labels God Gives Us
We’ve all been labelled with something in our lives. Maybe it’s a good label, like hard-worker or kind. But maybe, it’s another kind of label: Overthinker. Worrier. Anxious. Depressed.
I’m Anxious and I Know It: Mary’s Story
Mary was a little girl when the labels first appeared: Overthinker. Worrier. Anxious. She would spend hours in primary school thinking of worst-case scenarios, and admits that she can’t remember a time when she didn’t feel anxious.
Is It Wrong to Doubt God?
Like a heavy fog lying over a valley, doubt has a strange ability to cloud so much of our lives and cast an ever-present shadow on our relationships with each other and God. Doubt can be especially present for those of us who live with mental health challenges like anxiety or depression.
A Conversation With An Anxious-Girl-Turned-Counsellor
Pip has struggled with anxiety from a young age. Today, she shares some practical ways that she’s learned to come to terms with her anxiety and use her story to bring hope to others.
A Conversation About… Dealing with Anxiety
We spoke to Dr Sarah, a GP here in Australia, who helped us learn what anxiety is from a medical perspective. Sarah shared with us four things we can all be doing - eating well, sleeping well, exercising regularly, and connecting with others.
Suicide Awareness
For many of us, whether we’ve experienced the effects of suicide personally or not, it probably isn’t a subject that we speak about very often. Yet it is an important subject and one which we as churches and believers need to consider if we are to serve our communities as well as our fellow brothers and sisters in church.
Caring For My Anxious Wife… Without Despairing
When I first met her, I had no idea about mental illness. Up to that point, depression was something that I had thought of as a foreign concept, but wasn’t something real or experienced.
3 Ways the Church Can Love an Autistic Person Like Me
I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of 22. In many ways it came as a surprise, but it also made a lot of sense. Today is Autism Awareness Day, and in honour of that, I’d love to share some ways you can love those of us who are on the spectrum – not just on this specific day, but throughout the year.