At the age of 14, Paul McCartney's mum died suddenly from breast cancer. Shortly afterwards, he wrote his first song. 58 years ago this June he wrote his most popular composition. (more…)
Bob JonesJune 10, 2023
Brock Harrison was going about his life as a new dad and speechwriter for the leader of a political party when it hit him. It presented innocuously enough as panic attacks. Sitting down at his computer brought sudden and paralyzing physiological discomfort. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 11, 2022
One day, she was at the pinnacle of her career, a co-host of a national Christian TV program and the next day she was checking into a psychiatric hospital, under a suicide watch. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 8, 2022
One of the biggest mental health issues I see on a regular basis isn’t depression or anxiety. According to Dr Merry Lin, "Its people who are languishing. Languishing is not the presence of mental illness; it’s the absence of mental and emotional vitality." It’s the "winter of your soul." (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 14, 2020
Today I went to a tattoo artist, and for $60 I let a man with a giant Jesus-tattoo on his head ink a semi-colon onto my wrist where it will stay until the day I die. Heather Parrie (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 4, 2020
Think about how we respond to mental illness in the church. A woman diagnosed with cancer experiences sympathy, hugs, prayers and casseroles. A woman diagnosed with a mental illness experiences silence, suspicion, blame, and far too often, shame. That’s called “stigma.” There is no stigma with cancer, heart disease or diabetes. How did we get to the place where those who are struggling with their mental health feel like they must hide in shame? (more…)
Bob JonesMay 8, 2020
Rick and Kay Warren were devastated when their 27-year old son Matthew committed suicide in April 2013. Their grief was unimaginable. Matthew had suffered from depression all of his life. In September 2013 the Warrens gave their first public interview with CNN. Piers Morgan called it “one of the most moving interviews I conducted in my life.” (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 1, 2020
This is Part 2 of Cpl Craig Silverson's journey through PTSD. You can follow him at @CraigSilverson There was no escaping it! From helmet to boots. Once you stepped off, it was there. Moon dust. It was so fine, similar to baby powder, that underneath my feet tiny clouds would appear. To my surprise the landscape had changed and the terrain had become hard and clay like. Fractured. The stark contrast captivated me. An image that I would later see when I looked in the mirror. Underneath the surface and often barely evident was our biggest threat, Improvised Explosive Devices. Now my anger had become my own IED and the slightest thing would set me off! I desperately wanted my…
Bob JonesNovember 10, 2019
David and Goliath are seen as the classic underdog story. The message take away from the account is that if we try hard enough we can overcome. Anything. Of any size. But that’s the wrong message. (more…)
Bob JonesNovember 1, 2019