Science: You Seriously Need to Slow Down
I ran a nonprofit in a war-torn region of Africa for six years and during those six years I pushed through exhaustion and didn’t pay very close attention to the…
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The spiritual and scientific reasons to take a break.
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Being So Stressed Out Might Be Killing You
As a missionary, I’ve noticed that one of the things we don’t talk about too often on the mission field is our bodies. We think about them all the time…
The Bible Says Don’t Be So Stressed Out
Years ago, Mad TV did a skit with Bob Newhart where he played a psychologist. A new client walked into his office and began to share her fears. He listened…
Millennials Are the Most Stressed-Out Generation. And That’s a Spiritual Problem
Picture this: a pair of English degrees, two restaurant jobs and a combined $80,000 in student loan debt. That’s what my husband and I found ourselves with when got married…
7 Ways Christians Should Deal With Stress and Anxiety
I’ve always considered myself to be a person who handles stress pretty well. I like to be busy. I enjoy taking risks. I never thought anxiety was my problem. Then,…
How to Deal with Stress—The Right Way
When I was 11, I kicked a hole in the kitchen wall. It was the last day of fifth grade, and my parents had agreed to let me celebrate with…
Are You Sabotaging Your God-Sized Dream?
When you’re pursuing a God-sized dream, the process is bound to get stressful at times. Here’s how to make the stress of the journey work for you, rather than against you.
How do I know if I’m stressed or depressed?
We all undergo stress at some point in our lives. Healthy stress acts like the fuel that moves us through the difficult times of life. It gives us motivation and…
The Idolatry of Worry
John Greco writes for RELEVANT about how the epidemic of worry keeps us from hoping in God when we most need to.