Marja Bergen

author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ

Month: January 2025 (page 2 of 2)

The immense value of peer support

MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CHURCH It’s wonderful how much work is being done to raise mental health awareness in the Church today. At the beginning of this century there was so much ignorance that individuals with mental health issues were leaving their churches because of the hurt inflicted on them by fellow Christians who told […]

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The immense value of peer support

FAITH-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Christians and their churches in Canada have been learning about mental health—the various illnesses and how they present themselves in those who live with them. They learn to accept and support the individuals in their church who live with such challenges. They learn how to respond to their needs. But have […]

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Listening, caring, and compassion

CHRISTIAN SUPPORT – In her book Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, Joanna Weaver relates Robert Boyd Munger’s story about how he showed Christ around his house room by room. When they got to the drawing room they both liked it best and decided to meet and start every day together in this room. They […]

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Part 14 – He turned the world upside down

LIVING ROOM’S OPEN DOOR When we decide to follow Jesus, we are called to be like him. To do what he would do. To say the kinds of things that he would say. To love as he loved. But how could we possibly emulate a person as remarkable as Jesus? Many of us feel inferior […]

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Part 13 – When a facilitator struggles

LIVING ROOM’S OPEN DOOR One of our greatest fears as Open Door facilitators is what we’re going to do when depression hits. How are we going to measure up to our responsibilities? We don’t want to let anyone down. It’s hard to commit to anything when you struggle with mental health challenges. You never know […]

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