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Be A Good Samaritan of Mental Health

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

Life Formation Life Stories

It’s OK to Not Be OK: SHEILA WALSH

I thought back to when I thought I was the only one, the only Christian who struggled. The scars of all these long years of pain are good reminders to think again. (more…)

Bob JonesFebruary 7, 2022

Health Matters

5 Things to Stop Doing To Your Emotional Health

Did you know that your EQ (Emotional Quotient) is more important for your health than your IQ? (more…)

Bob JonesAugust 20, 2021

Life Formation

IN THE WINTER OF YOUR SOUL

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

Health Matters

17 MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS TIPS FOR QUARANTINE

Dr. Eileen Feliciano had thirty-one sessions in one week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope. She decided to consolidate her advice and make a list of tips. She was surprised and heartened that her tips went viral. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 29, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

A SAFETY OFFICER, COMFORT AND A TOE TAG

If all you ever experienced in life is comfort you would never need Hope. But comfort is not your only experience. (more…)

Bob JonesDecember 6, 2019

Health Matters

DEPRESSION / HOPE IN 5 WORDS

Depression is not a choice. Too many suffer in silence. In a war with myself. I have a black dog. It won’t leave me alone. (more…)

Bob JonesOctober 8, 2019

Health Matters Life Formation

WHAT CHRISTIANS GET WRONG ABOUT DEPRESSION

Depression is personal to me. My cousin died by suicide. She was depressed following her divorce. She never recovered from the rejection and grief. As a pastor I’ve grieved with too many families whose loved one ended their life because they could find no other way to stop their internal pain. (more…)

Bob JonesApril 29, 2019

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BACK FROM THE BRINK: AL DOWNEY

In April of 1989, I came precariously close to ending my life. I was in the throes of a completely debilitating depression. Totally incapable of rational thought, very ill, and unable to help myself, I lived believing the tormenting devilish lies continuously being fed into my mind. They were condemnatory, malicious lies, without foundation, yet to me they seemed completely logical. They dominated every moment of conscious thought. (more…)

Bob JonesFebruary 9, 2019

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HOW THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE SAVED MINE: MICHAEL PHELPS

Michael Phelps had been turned into a flat-screen American athletic dream: A skinny boy with big feet (and ears) had been transformed by endless laps and a wise coach into a red-white-and-blue, gold-medal-winning machine. Michael Phelps The most decorated Olympian ever, Phelps entered the 2016 Rio Olympics with twenty-two medals, including eighteen gold to his credit. Originally, he retired after the 2012 London Olympics. But the competition bug got him in 2014. He attempted a comeback. On a late night drive home after a hard day of training he was pulled over by the police and arrested for driving under the influence. His September 2014 arrest was his second DUI. When his parents received the phone call from the police…

Bob JonesAugust 24, 2018

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