The Healing & Freedom Journey

Exploring the intersection of mental health and medication in Christian circles, challenges of accepting medication within faith beliefs, historical evolution of antidepressants, influence of big pharma on mental health treatment, risks of benzodiazepine use, dangers of drug-induced altered states, empowerment through research in personal health decisions.

To understand the power of grace, you’ll need to understand how it contrasts with performance and perfectionism. Most would say this is really about grace vs law, which is true. But we don’t often see how law impacts us today. When most believers think of LAW, they often think of sacrifices, OT ceremonies and an […]

Join me as I take a journey in looking at mental, emotional and relationship health in the life of Timothy, a young leader in the church, who Paul mentored and fathered in the faith. In this broadcast, I will navigate through the books of 1 and 2 Timothy and observe some of the struggles Timothy […]

There are many who need this message: stop trying to fix people and let go of being the fixer. It’s hindering your journey, it is not improving your relationships, it’s wearing you out. Its fueling resentment, stress, weariness. And to top it off, it’s actually not letting God simply do the work He needs to […]

Many times Christians can say things and they don’t even know what they mean when they say it. In addition, we often say things that become cliches and lose the deeper meaning. Furthermore, we can often say things that can be super spiritual covers for underlying fears and distortions. One common one that I want […]

I like to address common statements that Christians say that often become cliche, but also don’t have depth of meaning and understanding. They become blanket statements that are overused without much thought. We often do not even know what they mean. One of them is, “You are doing this in your own strength, not God’s […]

As you look at your mental and emotional health journey, you will come across many terms that are often used to diagnose someone. As culture becomes more aware of mental health struggles and the psychological terms with diagnostics that come along with it, many wonder, “Do I have that mental health struggle? Do I need […]

In light of the ongoing crisis taking place at the International House of Prayer (IHOP/KC) involving Mike Bickle, I took a few moments to share about 6 common responses that we often have to traumatic experiences that take place within the church community. These responses are important to be aware of so that we can […]

What is the role of our conscience from a biblical standpoint and how can we learn to relate to our conscience in a healthy and fruitful way? How does it impact mental health, especially those who struggle with toxic guilt, shame and obsessive compulsive struggles? In order to address this, I need to bring out […]

A common question that arises with Christians and obsessive compulsive struggles is they often ask, “Is this a demon? Is this an evil spirit?” The feelings, emotions and disturbance that erupts with obsessions can make someone feel so overwhelmed that they wonder if the obsession is a result of spiritual warfare. In this broadcast, I […]