Topic
Mental Health
'Crazy Talk': How We Characterize Mental Illness
Our careless language reinforces stigma.
May 8, 2013
Loving Someone Who's Starving For Perfection
Our relationships can't cure eating disorders.
April 22, 2013
Christians Can't Ignore the Uncomfortable Reality of Mental Illness
Our shallow responses send the message that our faith has no answer for this kind of suffering.
April 10, 2013
When Suicide Strikes in the Body of Christ
Neither life nor death, not even suicide, can separate us from the love of God.
April 9, 2013
When New Moms Can't Stop Worrying
Facing OCD, mental illness, and depression beyond the "baby blues."
March 26, 2013
In 'Silver Linings Playbook,' Hollywood Finally Gets Mental Illness
Whether or not it wins an Oscar, the film deserves praise for portraying real, human struggle.
February 22, 2013
My Top 5 Books on Mental Illness
Picks from the author of 'Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission'
February 19, 2013
Asking Why to Chronic Pain at Age 22
As troubling as the pain itself was how meaningless it seemed.
January 9, 2013
The Surprising Truth about Mental Illness
Royce White is one of the NBA's hottest rookies. He also has crippling anxiety disorder. What we can learn from him about mental health.
October 12, 2012
Advocating for a Daughter Stuck in the 'Shadow of Autism'
Virginia Breen's daughter, Elizabeth, can't talk. How she reveals the love of God through poetry.
July 10, 2012
How Global Christians Build Bridges around Down Syndrome
Ministries recognize that those with Down syndrome are as valuable as anyone else.
March 21, 2012
Children with Down Syndrome: Will Culture Make Them Disappear?
Why we should see them as an endowment from God and not a mistaken diagnosis.
March 21, 2012
Pat Robertson Repudiates the Gospel
The broadcaster's advice to divorce an Alzheimer's patient is more than an embarrassment.
September 15, 2011
Is Your Church Open to Autism?
Churches that make space for autistic children on Sunday mornings will be disrupted—by joy.
January 10, 2011
Suicide Mission
Jamie Tworkowski’s nonprofit shows love to self-destructive teens.
November 15, 2010
Mary Beth Chapman vs. God
In a new book, Steven Curtis Chapman's wife is brutally honest about her lifelong feud with the Creator, especially after losing their daughter to an accident in 2008.
September 16, 2010
Boundaries in Grief
Why medicine should never trade places with a time to properly mourn.
August 20, 2010
The End of Christianity as We Know It
Now we can move on from merely giving people pleasant worship experiences.
April 15, 2010
When the War Never Ends
Many vets are ambushed by post-traumatic stress disorder. But some churches are coming to their defense.
July 2, 2009
Preventing Suicide
Fast facts about risk factors, warning signs, and tips for saving lives.
April 24, 2009
In the Valley of the Shadow of Suicide
A mother catches glimmers of hope after losing a son.
April 24, 2009
The Depression Epidemic
Why we're more down than ever—and the crucial role churches play in healing.
March 6, 2009
A Christian Cure for OCD?
Psychiatrist Ian Osborn claims that trust in God can overcome mental illness.
November 12, 2008
Soul Tremors
With approval from China's government, Robert Yeung brings faith-based counseling to those shaken by the May earthquake.
November 12, 2008
Darkness Is My Only Companion 
Psychotherapy that uses Scripture without ignoring science.
August 1, 2006
Fear Not the Disabled
We all benefit when people with disabilities are valued in our churches.
October 25, 2005
Is That God Talking?
Hearing voices may be a sign of prayerful intensity, not mental illness. (T.M. Luhrmann, The New York Times)
Why Going to Church Is Good for You
Going to church is good for your health. The exact reasons are unclear, but there are several likely explanations (T. M. Luhrmann, The New York Times)
Abortion increases risk of mental health problems, new research finds
Women who have abortions are at risk of severe mental health problems, new research has found. (The Telegraph, UK)
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