Christian musician Mandisa is known among fans as the optimistic, bright-smiling singer whose hope-filled songs brighten your day. But as she writes in her new book, Out of the Dark, Mandisa has quietly battled depression and anxiety. Her descent into inner darkness grew worse, she writes, when a close friend died of cancer. That friend was the subject of the 2013 song Overcomer.
One of the most transformative ways God sets us free is through setting us free from trauma, life traps, and outright lies that we believe about ourselves and Him. Here are my top 3 reasons why Christians should get therapy:
According to a new study, clergy feel ill-equipped to help Black and Latino congregants struggling with their mental health.
According to new data from the General Social Survey, Americans are more unhappy than we’ve been in half a century. In 1972, people who said they were “very happy” outnumbered those who said they were “not too happy” by about three-to-one. In 2021, that all changed: now the latter outnumber the former by 5 percent. One of the keys to finding fulfillment in a society that produces emptiness is to look to its one true source, Jesus.
Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, recently drew criticism after claiming that mental health disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and developmental disorders like autism are signs of demonic oppression.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy affirms that ideas, including those we believe about ourselves, have consequences. The Biblical admonition to “be transformed by the renewing of your minds,” is both practical and vital. Even better, God never asks us to ignore our problems, but encourages us to bring them to Him and to each other, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
A new study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion revealed that people who were uncertain about their relationship with God are more likely to have higher levels of mental distress.
Why is it true that the only relationship that matters is your personal relationship to a personal Redeemer and Lord? The biblical answer to our question is clear: God made us in his image (Genesis 1:26) for personal relationship with himself (cf. Revelation 3:20). As the Westminster Shorter Catechism states, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.”
According to a new survey, churchgoers who attend a house of worship at least weekly are more likely than non-churchgoers to rate their mental or emotional health as "excellent."
The lawyer of the man accused of murdering 69-year-old Evelyn Player at a Baltimore church last month says that his client should not be held criminally responsible for his actions.
