Our Selah’s Team Members’ Perspectives on Faith and Mental Health, and Caring for Pastors Our Selah is a Zoom-based, sister ministry of Light for the Darkness (L4TD) that serves clergy. It was created in response to a pastor’s plea and the current state of clergy. According to a 2021 Barna Research study, only 35% of pastors are healthy and almost half…
Waiting for a mental health gem? Wondering how you were going to work on your heart, your mind, and your soul fitness to do your best at the Greatest Commandment? This is it–Living Life. Our new six-week, faith-based, skills support group that Rev. Stephanie Allen (MDiv, MSW) and Kevin Jones (MAC, PLPC) have crafted collaboratively is going to lift people…
In Sunday’s gospel, John 14:15-21, Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” The GREATEST commandment is ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind–‘ the biggest “to do” of the Christian faith! How many of us hear we need to “work harder” at loving God…
May Mental Health Awareness Blogs brought to you by Light 4 the Darkness The Uninvited Guest just appears–entitled, bossy and ever so critical. They follow me incessantly, like flies on dung, and know just what to say to keep me isolated: “It’s warm here in bed and you can’t make things worse from here. You’ll have to contrive a smile…
Lisa Chestnut Member of Third Presbyterian Church Owner of IntentionallyYou.com So, you’ve been told time and time again that self-care is key to a healthy life – but what does that really mean? The truth is, there IS no one right way to care for yourself! There are many definitions of self-care, but some key elements include taking care of…
Blog Post by Jim Cook, Ruling Elder Member of our Presbytery and Past Interim Presbytery Leader, along with his Stem Cell Donor, Ludwig Original “Be the Match” Blog Posted on April 13, 2021 –FOUND HERE Below find the recent and exciting update! Dear Ludwig, My name is Jim Cook and I am the recipient of your donated stem cells. I…