Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Anxiety is a physiological problem that requires real, actionable solutions. I’ve detailed twelve strategies over the last three weeks. This week, we turn to answering the question, “How can I help someone else?” But first, I’ll start by building a picture of the perfect storm. It’s the storm that caused my anxiety. (Obviously I’m just one person and everyone’s experience is unique and different.) I

We tend to think of the mind quite abstractly as just our thoughts, but the mind is also a physical organ. The brain has a physical form and much like any other organ in the body, it can be sickly, be healthy and be made well again. And much like any other organ, healing leaves scars or permanent changes behind.

For so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2b When I was first struggling with panic attacks and anxiety, the advice was to pray more and read my Bible because I "lacked faith". I even had more than one person suggest I was demonically oppressed. (Though honestly, my husband, as a missionary to Niugini, recognises genuine demonic oppression far better than any typical Westerner.) But anxiety is a physiological problem, and therefore needs physical solutions. Last week I in

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31a Let’s set the record straight: Panic and anxiety are a physiological problem, not a spiritual one. They aren’t sin. They aren’t a failure. They aren’t a lack of faith. And they aren’t your fault. We all inhabit mortal bodies subject to decay. Panic and anxiety are no more within your spiritual control than cancer or a broken bone. And like many medical problems, there are solutions. Real on

Is modern tithing actually biblical? Rethink everything you've been taught about the 10% tithe, the Widow's Mite, and what the New Covenant actually says about giving.

Is the modern church equipping Christians to stand firm in the wild, or are we just building stronger cages for perpetual babes?

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 One of the things I have learnt over the years as a Christian is that the devil is subtle. A little lie mixed with the truth. Just enough of a lie to make it not the truth. We’ve become so used to the sinful condition of the world we don’t see the lie mixed in anymore, we think its close enough, but it is only the truth that will

Paul’s object lesson on wearing armour, written to the Ephesian church, is one of the most famous in the Bible and still a great visual illustration (Ephesians 6:10-18) . But have you ever stopped and considered the historical aspect of the description? Sure, it’s Roman, we’ve all seen the Sunday School pictures, but what about beyond that? Have we gotten so focused on describing every piece in detail, that we forget to look at the big picture? Whose armour is it anyway? Paul

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 7:21 At the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives two responses to his word: hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24-27). Most of us function from the default position that we are doers of the word. But if we back up a few verses and the look at the context, Jesus is actually giving us a warning: there are people who will think

Today many people partake in fireside theology. They treat Christianity like sitting by the fireside, it is something to keep you comfortable, a balm on a cold night. Christianity is something you sit around, but not something you really live.

Does your church teach doctrine or indoctrinate?