by Mary Yerkes | Nov 21, 2022 | Emotional Health
Throughout our lives, we all experience emotional wounding and trauma. We live in a fallen world, and no one escapes life without suffering, pain and, in many cases, some form of trauma. Unfortunately, many church leaders I’ve worked with over the years struggle...
by Mary Yerkes | Oct 11, 2022 | Book Review, Spiritual Formation
For those unfamiliar with the writings of Curt Thompson, M.D, he is a Christian psychiatrist that writes at the intersection of faith, neuroscience, and interpersonal neurobiology. What follows are what I consider some of the key points made in the book and a few...
by Mary Yerkes | Oct 3, 2022 | Liturgy, Prayer
by Brenna Nail Lord, my mind is tired as it wanders through every task the day calls for, yet I am unable to slow my stream of restless thoughts. Lord, my body aches as it performs its duty to take me from one place to another, working endlessly to carry out each...
by Mary Yerkes | Sep 26, 2022 | Divorce, Emotional Health
“The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them. How much sorrow can I hold? That’s how much gratitude I can give. If I carry only grief, I’ll bend toward cynicism and despair. If I have only...
by Mary Yerkes | Sep 18, 2022 | Contemplative Practices, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation
Friends, I’m pleased to introduce you to an emerging writer (who also happens to be my niece) Brenna Nail. Here, she shares her first experience with Lectio Divina, a form of Sacred Reading. Discover how God met her during her prayerful reading of Scripture. by...
