I’ve titled this post Christian hope in a changing world, and I believe that everyone – believers and nonbelievers alike – can find solace in the words in this mini-series, taking what you find useful and leaving what doesn’t match
Read moreSalvation, identity, and good works (Part 3)
In this part 3, I’m delving straight into the topic of the Gift of Salvation and how this can bring us infinite hope in an uncertain world that looks hopeless and chaotic. Let’s get straight to it… Ephesians 2:8-10 says:
Read moreWork, Purpose, and Being Made in God’s Image (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, we considered how artificial intelligence may change the way people work, communicate, and live. But before we ask what technology can do, we need to ask a deeper question: What does it mean
Read moreA.I. and the Value of Human Beings (Part 1)
In this post I’d like to discuss a very real and developing situation that’s going on right now, for people of all ages, but that might be impacting our young ones more for various reasons. At this point in my
Read moreHope and Grace in the Midst of Guilt and Shame
I want to start this post by pointing to the idea that there are good and bad emotions. I don’t believe that’s the case. All our emotions are useful in communicating what is going on within us and what we
Read morePerspectives on “Meditation”
In this post exploring mental health and the Bible, I’m going to try to remain as factual as possible in regard to viewpoints on meditation that don’t match mine, while also pointing to the Biblical perspective on what meditation looks
Read moreJesus and Madness
In this post, I’ll be drawing from The Bible and Mental Health Chapter 3. I’ll start with the premise for the chapter and how it relates to mental health: “…the assumption that madness and the divine are mutually exclusive. The
Read moreWholeness (Mental Health) and Illness (Mental Ill Health) and The Old Testament
In this post, I’d like to use Gordon McConville’s chapter in The Bible and Mental Health as a base for understanding what Mental Health and Mental Ill health mean from a Biblical perspective, without losing track of the psychological aspects
Read moreNarrative in Therapy and in The Bible
When we go to therapy, we might find It daunting at first to re-tell our life story to our counsellor. But this bit is important as it gives context to what we’re going through right now. Why we’ve chosen to
Read moreBe kind to yourself (grace without avoidance of responsibility)
Welcome to this post where we’ll be discussing something that I see as a theme in many – if not all – of my counselling sessions: How to be kind to yourself. The critical voice we all carry in greater
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