JESUS AND HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE LIVING ROOM Perhaps the problem with helping non-Christians understand and accept the love of Jesus, is because He is thought of in terms too narrow for people to be able make a part of their traditional faith. In the work I’m doing, I try to make the Living Room spiritual […]
Read More...A LIVINGROOM DEVOTIONAL Since 2006 I have worked on behalf of individuals who live with mental health challenges. The loss of Living Room in 2018 has meant that Christians are learning ABOUT what mental health challenges are, but the voices of those who EXPERIENCE it have disappeared, along with their groups. We are talked “about,” […]
Read More.... . . then I am strong. …to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. […]
Read More...IT’S NOT HARD – All you need is on the Living Room webpage at https://marjabergen.com/support-groups There you’ll find a long list of DEVOTIONALS FOR GROUP USE. Please don’t miss it. They provide almost everything you need to lead your group through discussion with prompts to help move the discussion along. All you need to […]
Read More...A LIVINGROOM DEVOTIONAL At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” […]
Read More...MY EMPATHY FOR REJECTED PEOPLE GROWS in May, the flashbacks started. Over and over the pain of being excluded from the group appeared, bringing deep depression. This continued for a number of years. Many other forms of rejection were to follow. A friend who had been dear to me refused to spend time with me. […]
Read More...WHEN I RETIRED FROM LEADING LIVING ROOM, I WAS EXCLUDED FROM A GROUP I NEEDED FOR MYSELF When a group was being formed promising to promote deeper relationships, I wasted no time signing up. I had for a long time waited for such an opportunity. I played a supportive role in many people’s lives. But […]
Read More...OSTRACIZED Maybe my worst emotional problems started around 2014 when frequent depression and other forms of mental health crises forced me to give up my Global Living Room ministry to the stronger Sanctuary Mental Health Ministry. I hoped that they would be able to help it grow into the big ministry I envisioned. My own […]
Read More...I FOUGHT STIGMA AND SUPPORTED THE STIGMATIZED My work started many years ago, in 1993, when I was determined to try and overcome the stigma attached mental illness. I was ready to give it my all, and I did give everything I had, still doing so today, in the year 2026. I openly revealed everything […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM AND THE LOVE OF JESUS, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR RELIGION Perhaps the problem with a lot of religions today and why there is so much hatred between them is that Jesus – He who has shown unconditional love for all the world’s people – is thought of in terms too narrow for people […]
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