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A Letter to the Church About Mental Illness

September 30, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Ciarán Osborn (he/him)

Dear Church, Here are some ways you can open your doors wider and welcome people with mental illness. Some aren’t super hard. Some are. (But, I’m here to cheer you on). Give them a try? Tell me about it? 1. Preach about it: Include people with mental illness in sermon illustrations and stories. And, (please!) […]

Filed Under: Community, Stigma Tagged With: church, Clergy, Mental Health Network, Neurodiversity, Support, UCC, United Church of Christ

Depression’s Weight and The Witness of Church

July 22, 2019 By Jennifer Stuart

Hebrews 12:1  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Our life journeys can feel like lead sometimes. The heaviness is palpable. Perilous in the […]

Filed Under: Community, Depression, Faith, Hope Tagged With: church, darkness, depression, fog, friends, Hebrews 12:1, Jennifer Stuart, journey, Mental Health Network, Parker Palmer, sacred, United Church of Christ, witness

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