Irene Ascough: Being Restored
Mental Health Initiative 2018 by Irene Ascough For the past year The Messenger has published articles that have spoken about Mental Health and Mental Illness. As a Mental [...]
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Kevin Wiebe: Theology and Mental Illness
MHI Committee Note: Committed Christians within EMC churches lead the Mental Health Initiative (MHI). The committee believes that faith in Christ is essential for eternal [...]
Peter Ascough: Does Social Media Use Affect Youth Mental Health?
Mental Health Initiative 2018 by Peter Ascough A few years ago, the Centre for Parent and Youth Understanding (CYPU.org) put out an article entitled “Facebook [...]
Dr. Chris Marchand: Caregivers, Take Care!
Mental Health Initiative 2018 An Interview About Secondary Trauma with Dr. Chris Marchand by Irma Janzen Irma Janzen: Secondary trauma, also called vicarious trauma, is a [...]
Heidi Dirks: Anxiety in Youth – Journeying Towards Freedom
by Heidi Dirks Note: This article is intended to provide general information and is not a substitute for professional assessment and interventions. Picture This You’ve [...]
Peter Doerksen: Rooted in the Gospel —Rooted, Certified, Bearing Fruit
2018 Convention by Peter Doerksen Session One: Is Your Faith Rooted in the Gospel? (Matt. 13:1-9) We want to use roots and plant life as a word picture and explanation of [...]
Patience in the Early Church and Patience Today
by a Christian In the book, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church (Baker Academic, 2016) the author, Alan Kreider, asks how the Early Church grew in the face of disgrace [...]
Daniel Dacombe: Substance Use and Addiction: What Can the Church Do?
Mental Health Initiative 2018 by Daniel Dacombe In my years of helping youth and families with mental health issues, some of the most challenging issues I have seen those [...]
Kevin Wiebe: Curiosity and Condemnation
by Kevin Wiebe What happens when you disagree with someone? How do you respond when you encounter an idea that is so very different that you feel it is inherently [...]
Angel Infantes: Christ of the Emigrants, Unveiling the Most Sacred Journey of All Time
by Angel Infantes Immigration and the plight of the newcomer is a topic dear to the heart of Mennonites. Human migration is an age-old phenomenon that stretches back to the [...]
