There was a time not so long ago when life at home was marked by one traumatic crisis after another. Throughout their childhood, both of our children had been active in church youth groups but somehow, that all fell away when low self-esteem and peer pressure entered the scene. They stopped attending and instead gravitated to fringe groups in school, and were…

As a family member of someone with a mental health condition, I’ve often had more questions than answers: When is bad behavior caused by a mental health condition and when is it an expression of a sinful human heart? At what point am I enabling instead of helping? How do I best show patience, grace and compassion? As the Lord helped me…

I struggle daily with chronic depression. Wow, I really just wrote that. I’m still learning to accept this reality. I grew up in a Christian home and my extended family was always active at our church. I’m so grateful for that gift from God and I’m quite certain that’s why I’m still living today. That being said, talking about mental illness or…