Gen Z: The most painful emotional life of all ages...
Carl Willers
… How can we help?
I was 24. Drinking a litre of cheap whisky a day. Alone in my flat. Drink-driving to the shop for the next bottle. And convinced I was beyond saving.
“I am doing everything right,” I thought. “Why am I just not changing?”
Did you know that anxiety is contagious?
Matt Waldock
At least once a year a member of the staff team will drag themselves into the office with their nose running, full of cold and with a hacking cough; then everyone else will roll their eyes in the knowing frustration that unless their immune system is like an athlete, it’s only a matter of time before the whole team gets sick.
But what if there is a far more dangerous contagion that stalks among our congregations? That contagion is anxiety.
A message to those who are doubting
Alistair Chalmers
There are moments in the Christian life when faith feels sturdy and sure, and others when it feels as thin as glass. Prayers seem to fall flat. Scripture feels dry. Christian music maybe doesn’t lift your heart as it once did.
For many Christians these seasons can be unsettling, even frightening. We can wonder whether something has gone wrong with our faith, or worse, with us.
Finding a counsellor: Do they have to be a Christian?
As a pastor, when I feel that someone is a bit stuck, I often refer people to a friend who has worked as a professional counsellor for several decades.
Where I have been ineffective by listening or offering some Biblical advice, my friend is often able to help them get un-stuck by asking the right questions and guiding them as they navigate the difficult landscape of their life.