by Amy Simpson

Advanced Writers and Speakers Association's Golden Scroll Merit Award

12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation

Our culture is frantic with worry. We stress over circumstances we can't control, we talk about what's keeping us up at night and we wring our hands over the fate of disadvantaged people all over the world, almost as ...

by Alan Fadling

Do you, like so many of us, see anxiety as an incentive to perform? Or a proof of how much you care? Or is anxiety simply an unwelcome shadow over your days, bringing with it clenched teeth and an upset stomach?

Anxiety leads us to succumb to fear and fight peace. Anxious living is a distortion of good motives, blocking the clarity of stillness and rest.

Alan Fadling ...

by Ruth Goring
Illustrated by Pamela C Rice

Help Children Discover God’s Peace in Worry

It's bedtime again, but Isaiah can't sleep. It seems he's got too many things on his mind: things he’s worried about.

Isaiah is a thoughtful boy who loveshis family—but sometimes, his worries feel too heavy to carry. Thoughts of his family’s safety and his own fears weigh on him like heavy blocks. So, one ...

Troubled Minds Author to Speak at Saddleback Mental Health Gathering

Amy Simpson, author of Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission, will be a featured speaker at The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church at Saddleback Church on March 28. This daylong event will address a range of mental health issues, from bipolar disorder to suicide to more easily hidden issues such as anxiety, eating disorders and addiction.

by Tara Beth Leach
Series edited by Suzanne Stabile

"When I discovered I was an Enneagram Six, I didn't want to be one."

Pastor Tara Beth Leach continues, "I hated that I was marked by fear," reflecting on how fear and anxiety can plague a Six—whether they are pulling back from or diving right in to the things that feel threatening. She explores what it means for her to be a redeemed Six who is allowing Jesus to transform her ...

Number of Studies: 40

by Skip McDonald

Restlessness in our body. Constant negative thoughts. Inability to focus.

Most of us relate in some way to these feelings. Anxiety is that vague feeling that something isn't right, that something bad may happen. Worry becomes an all-consuming part of life.

In this eight-session LifeGuide^® Bible Study, nurse and Bible study writer Skip McDonald looks at a variety ...

by Carolyn Nystrom

Money and work: just the words themselves can cause anxiety. Mortgages, saving for retirement and bottom lines can easily overwhelm us to the point of despair. But God, who "gives us richly all things to enjoy," wants his people to live in freedom, trusting him and learning to manage our gifts wisely and generously. By pointing to his trustworthiness and generosity, these ten-session LifeGuide® ...

Number of Studies: 10

by Mike MacKenzie
Foreword by Marshall Shelley

There's a ticking time bomb in your ministry. Is it you?

The pressures of pastoring are endless, leading many to burnout and depression, sexual misconduct, or substance abuse. But moral failures can be averted and shipwrecked ministries can be repaired. Counselor Michael MacKenzie, a longtime expert in helping pastors at risk, deals with the issues beneath the issues, such ...

by Matthew S. Stanford

Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith and generational sin. Why is it that the church has struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? As both a church leader and professor of psychology and neuroscience, Michael S. Stanford has seen far too many mentally ...

by Karen Mason

12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year

What is the church's role in suicide prevention?

While we tend to view the work of suicide prevention as the task of professional therapists and doctors, the church can also play a vital role. Studies show that religious faith is an important factor reducing the risk of suicide. Yet many pastors, chaplains ...

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Anxious

Choosing Faith in a World of Worry

by Amy Simpson

A Non-Anxious Life

Experiencing the Peace of God's Presence

by Alan Fadling

Isaiah and the Worry Pack

Learning to Trust God with All Our Fear and Anxiety

by Ruth Goring
Illustrated by Pamela C Rice