Part 9 of my story January 29, 2024 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:1,17 The story I’ve told you so far might make you feel […]
Read More...FAITH AND MENTAL HEALTH Part 8 of my story January 25, 2024 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” […]
Read More...The PDF for this 48 page booklet is now ready to freely download from https://marjabergen.com/books This booklet includes clear suggestions of how friends, and all who care can, through Jesus, help those who struggle with their mental health, the lonely, and disabled—the many in our day who have not been able to live a full […]
Read More...To those who want to buy Healing the Effects of Stigma and are shocked by the price charged by online sellers. I’m shocked too. If you can hold on, a PDF for the booklet will be available very soon to download free of charge from my website at https://marjabergen.com/books
Read More...HEALING I’m very grateful to Light Magazine for publishing my article, Following a Radical Jesus: Addressing the Effects of Stigma. I hope you will have some time to read it. You might be moved to ask, “But what does it all mean to me as a follower of Christ?” To answer questions this article might […]
Read More...FAITH Part 6 of my story “. . . We’re all different and the way in which we need God in our life will differ somewhat from the needs others might have.” Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 Around […]
Read More...My mother-in-law, Selma Bergen, caring for her ailing husband, Cornelius, in 1988. CAREGIVING . . . a Samaritan, as he traveled, came to where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man […]
Read More...A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE Part 4 of my story I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 I will now continue my story–a story that I hope will inspire you to know that it’s possible to build a confident life, despite struggles. We left off at the story about my […]
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