by Rev. Monica Harbarger, MA, NCC, LPC-S Monica is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), United Methodist Clergy, and Executive Director of United Counseling in Birmingham, AL. Monica is able to offer a unique perspective on faith in mental health issues. ...

by Kate Orr Kate serves as the Associate Director of the Student Ministry at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN. The Modern Epidemic of Anxiety Before I begin, I must give a disclaimer: Just a few days ago in ...

by Rev. Dr. David White Rev. Dr. White is the C. Ellis and Nancy Gribble Nelson Professor of Christian Education, Professor in Methodist Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX Storm and Stress Adolescence has been considered, almost ...

By Rev. Casey Orr O God of peace, I come to you breathless. Overwhelmed. Afraid and completely broken-hearted. How has it gotten this dangerous to be a child? How has going to school become a life-threatening choice? The violence at The ...

By Sharon Galgay Ketcham, PhD Justin’s eyes flash with fear, “What if I’m not good enough?” I’m sitting across the table from a high school junior before his theater audition. He hasn’t come to youth group for months, his grades are ...

By Andrew Zirschky 1/23/19   Teens today are soft. Teens need to toughen up. They’re kids—what do they have to worry about?   We love our youth, but perhaps the statements above have run through your mind at one point ...