Marja Bergen

author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ

Category: Day by Day (page 2 of 26)

He overcame injustice with his love

REJECTION The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. John 1:9-10 Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” Mark 4:9 Please let me take you back to the story of Jesus  in the […]

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How on earth did I get here?

  A MEANINGFUL JOURNEY  For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11   In past years, I’ve written a great deal of my story, so much of it including painful parts of […]

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Helping to relieve the pain

NOW AVAILABLE Learning about mental illness does not equip you to give care.  For that, you need to follow Jesus’ example. This 48-page booklet will give you details on how you can do that. The end purpose? To help friends who struggle learn to have a more confident life. A life with meaning. Now released on […]

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A peek inside the booklet

HOW CAN YOU HELP? Are you curious about what’s inside Healing the Effects of Stigma but you’re not ready to buy? There are eight sets of pages that will give you ideas of how you can help address the ways your friends with mental challenges might be feeling. Other topics: Are You a Wounded Healer? […]

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What a beautiful name

  Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians […]

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What is the pain of stigma?

IN THE NAME OF JESUS When I talk about the pain of stigma, I think many would wonder what I’m talking about. Most would not consider the effects of stigma to be pain at all. Yet it is. Very much so. People who are stigmatized experience distinct feelings that they don’t fit in. They’re thought […]

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In the name of Jesus – the book

I’m a bit late letting you know, but In the Name of Jesus is now available in book form.  I pray that the publication of this book will encourage spiritual support for people with mental health challenges.

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Possessed by God

IN THE NAME OF JESUS In true “In the Name of Jesus” fashion, as I try to describe in the book, would you be able to help a very sick friend following Christ’s example in this story? Could you learn to have compassion for people with mental health conditions, even when they’re so very different […]

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Ask it in my name

IN THE NAME OF JESUS SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES   And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13   Some of you will have heard that I have a new book coming out about how to help your friends overcome […]

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After the fire

  Sometimes truths need to be faced, recognized as the pain they have caused. To remember how Jesus suffered too, and how he must have felt. And yet, Today is today, and God is still good, always to be remembered for what he has done. He doesn’t sleep. After a fire in the Chilcotin area of […]

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