Forgiveness is a topic loaded with psychological and spiritual implications. 30 years of research clearly demonstrates that it can be good for both mental and physical health. Appropriately implemented, forgiveness has an amazing power to heal the hurts we don’t…
Even the strongest followers of God sometimes experience seasons of overwhelming pain, grief, or suffering. In an instant, all we have taken comfort in can be gone forever, leaving us reeling and wondering, “Where is God?” and “How can this…
Anxiety is a mental illness that is debilitating for many people. Trauma experienced in life often leads to a multitude of mental health challenges, including anxiety. Unfortunately, family members of the traumatized often continue this cycle of anxiety due to…
By Bill Sherman – World Religion Writer To the hundreds of young people who have gone through children’s church at Evangelistic Temple in the last 16 years, he is simply Coach Tim, a high-energy guy who loves kids and is…
Statisticians have written that one in four American families has a family member affected by a serious mental illness. There are more hospital beds in America occupied by people who have a mental illness, than by people who have cancer,…
By Tim Peterson, MS, LMFT, LPC Most people experience feelings of anxiety before certain anticipated events. Anxiety disorders, however, are illnesses that cause extreme distress for no apparent reason. Left untreated, these disorders can reduce an individual’s quality of life.…
When I was a boy in English class, I found diagramming sentences simultaneously fascinating and confusing. I never was very good at it, but I marveled at those who were. However, God taught me a very important lesson in how…
By Jim Grinnell If you’re like me, you want to help people but have grown somewhat suspicious of some people’s claims to need help. Recently, while reading Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend’s book, Boundaries, the authors discuss what…
Recently I had the privilege of speaking at our local “City-Wide Prayer Service for Mental Illness Awareness Week” sponsored by NAMI Tulsa. In the program was the following quote from Father Thomas Keating.”Some wounds are so deep there can be…
By Tim Reside I remember my grandmother telling me a story about a young woman who burned to death because she was unwilling to humble herself, turn from pride and receive help. A rescuer saw her dress on fire and…