Today’s guest post comes from Amanda Goodman, a brave woman who shares her struggle with mental illness because she wants Christians to understand that they can make church a haven for the hurting. You can find other posts in this series here. On January 26, 2011, our daughter, Brianna Ruby Goodman,… Read more“Five Ways to Make Church a Haven for the Hurting”
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How I Wish the Church Would Treat Those With a Mental Illness
Guest writer Tara Ulrich gives some great advice on how she wishes the church would treat mental illness. “There are so many board and care facilities in the shadows of our steeples and we don’t even know they are there.” These very words jumped off the page at me as… Read more“How I Wish the Church Would Treat Those With a Mental Illness”
What if Church Were More Like a Blazers Game?
If church were a sporting event, would more people want to belong? I went to a Portland Trailblazers basketball game back in the day, and although I arrived as an observer, I left a fan (of the Trailblazers—not sports in general). The Rose Garden in Portland, OR quickly filled to… Read more“What if Church Were More Like a Blazers Game?”
