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If someone you care about isn’t OK, how do you approach the topic of mental health? A friend recently asked me this very question. She’s noticed that a close friend of hers has been acting differently—eating poorly, feeling down most of the time, and losing interest in activities they once enjoyed. She’s concerned that he…

When you go through a difficult time, have you ever noticed what people say? Their words can be encouraging and uplifting or frustrating, even offensive. This happens in churches more than I care to admit. A well-meaning person tries to encourage you and uses cliches like, “I believe everything happens for a reason?” Or “Don’t…

It’s easy to get lost in the stress of every day living and forget to activate our faith. We become consumed with circumstances and easily discouraged. We are not the first people to struggle with this. The biblical Israelites wandered the dessert for years, complaining and grumbling because they were not getting to the promise land.…

All of us need to be encouraged on a regular basis given the stress of our lives and the problems we face. The biblical psalmist tells us to encourage ourselves in the Lord. But I never thought I would get encouragement from the first few chapters of the book of Numbers in the Bible. Our pastor…
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