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Addiction

Life Choices by Mabel Laird

January 23, 2023 By Mabel Laird

We know the power of choice from a very young age. I know I have a way better shot at getting my two-year-old out the door in under ten minutes if, instead of saying, “It’s time to get your things on!”, I try, “Are you going to put on your jacket first, or your shoes?” […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

In the Secret Place of Thunder by the Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

June 28, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

Many of us turn to the Book of Psalms when we need comfort, hope, or the assurance that others have been where we are. I’ve been reading the Psalms daily, online as part of a brief prayer service since Pentecost. Sometimes the words are very familiar and others seem as if I have never heard […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Food Insecurity, Grief, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Wonderfully Made by Karl Shallowhorn

October 13, 2020 By Karl Shallowhorn

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 It was 1983. I was 21 years old. I had just quit my laborer’s job after a semester of unbridled addiction. I had plunged into a major depression and I spent the entire summer […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Stigma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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