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A Different Kind of Armor

August 20, 2018 By David Finnegan-Hosey

Scripture has a funny way of reading us. My first post for the Journey blog was called “Taking the Armor Off,” a reference to the ill-fitting armor Saul tried to get David to wear before his battle with Goliath, and to the different types of ill-fitting armor that we wear in order to try to […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Recovery Tagged With: Mental Health Network, Stigma, Tension, UCC, United Church of Christ

Small Acts and Great Progress

August 13, 2018 By Bob Griggs

The bible story of the “widow’s mite” is one of my favorites.  In it Jesus commends the widow who put two small copper coins into the treasury at the temple.  These two coins are only worth a penny, but Jesus tells his disciples that she has put in more than those all those who contributed […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Recovery Tagged With: cognitive behavioral therapy, Mental Health Network, recovery, UCC, United Church of Christ

Signals of Distress,
Signs of Hope

August 6, 2018 By Craig Rennebohm

In 2017, 31.5% of high school students had experienced periods of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness (i e , almost every day for two weeks or more in a row so that the student stopped doing some usual activities) in the past year.  The percentage of students who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Support Tagged With: Addiction, canoeing, depression, Mental Health Network, recovery, trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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