Is Life Spinning Out of Control? How to Find God's Peace.
Where do you turn when life feels like it is spinning out of control? The Bible not only gives us the example of Jesus but also powerful verses to meditate on to find God’s peace.
Talking Grief: Anderson Cooper and President Biden
In November of 2023, Anderson Cooper sat down with President Biden to talk about grief on Anderson’s “All There Is” podcast. Take time to face your grief and let God use it to change you into the person you are meant to be.
Low Self-Worth Makes Enemies of Friends
Does low self-worth turn your friends into enemies? Learn how the fear of being seen as worthless can sabotage your closest relationships and how to stop pushing people away. This post offers solutions with the help of Henri Nouwen.
What Scoreboard Measures Your Self-Worth?
Too often we measure our self-worth by how many “points” we are putting up on a scoreboard. Stop playing the game of self-worth. Find out why your value isn't something you earn—it's a gift from a loving God that you already possess. This post draws on wisdom from Henri Nouwen.
How Can Churches Help Trauma Victims Heal?
How can churches effectively help individuals recover from trauma and begin the healing process? This post marks the final installment in a comprehensive four-part series focused on Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth.
What Is Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth?
Ready to turn your trauma into a positive force? This conversation reveals how you can move past painful experiences and find a new purpose through Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth. This is part three of an interview about trauma and Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth.
Facing Your Trauma With God's Help
Many people within the church community often fail to fully recognize or understand the significant impact that trauma has had on individuals. This article presents part two of an insightful interview with F. Remy Diederich, focusing on the concept of Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth and practical steps toward healing and recovery.
Trauma and Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth
Many people experience trauma but they aren’t able to bounce back. It’s like something gets broken inside of them. Their focus turns inward and they can’t seem to recover. But if people can reframe their loss and see things from God’s perspective, they can often experience a dramatic change. This is Part One of an interview with F. Remy Diederich from the Life Above mental health conference looking at trauma and post traumatic spiritual growth.
How to Recover from Loss, Grief, and Exile
Experiencing loss is much like being sent into a deep emotional exile. The intense grief that accompanies loss can leave you feeling isolated and disconnected from the life you once knew and cherished. However, it is possible to find your way back. Here are five practical steps you can take to begin the journey of healing and restoration, ultimately returning to a life full of hope and flourishing.
Depression and Perfectionism
Striving to always be your best can get the best of you. Perfectionism can lead to depression. But understanding God’s acceptance might relieve you of this burden.
Reframe Your Identity: Day 36
When you experience a setback, it’s easy to take on a negative identity. But if you want to make a comeback, it’s important to take on a new identity, one that’s defined by God.
Facing Your Shame - Day 31
When you experience a setback, it’s easy to let your shame keep you from making a comeback. If you want to recover from your setback it’s important to face your shame.
Set Boundaries To Stop Being Offended
Are you easily offended? We live in an age of outrage. But is that the person you want to be? This is the third post in a three part series on setting boundaries in your life.
Deep Hurt, Deep Healing: Finding a New Identity in Christ
This is part three in a four-part series on Deep Hurt, Deep Healing, focusing on how to overcome the persistent pain of shame. In this post, F. Remy Diederich explores how God’s boundless love and unconditional forgiveness serve as the essential starting point for the deep healing process. By embracing these truths, you can begin to reclaim your life fully and move forward towards lasting restoration and peace.
Set Healthy Boundaries: Four guidelines
People often wonder if it’s good to set boundaries in a relationship. If so, where and how? Did Jesus have boundaries? This post will offer some direction and guidelines for setting boundaries in your relationships to help them be more successful and less stressful.
The Anger of Invalidation - Day 13
There are many experiences that can cause a setback in our lives (exile). One of them is being invalidated by people in power. This post looks at the anger produced in us from being invalidated.
Anger and the Making of a Hard Heart
How do you express your anger? Do you blow up or clam up? This post takes a look at the impact of not dealing with your anger and what to do about it.
A Decision Making Process for Establishing Boundaries
Deciding how to set healthy boundaries in a relationship can be diffiicult. This post offers the first of a series of questions to help you in the decision making process of setting boundaries.
Boundaries: What Is Your Responsibility?
Do people take advantage of you? This begins a series of posts on the necessity of creating boundaries in your life.
Boundaries Keep People From Draining Your Life
Some people have trouble saying “no.” The problem is, others know that and before you know it, you are surrounded by people wanting something from you. Learn how to set boundaries in your life and find freedom from these boundary breakers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
