Becoming Aware
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here is a firsthand account from a parent of one of our members as she shares how she has grown in understanding about mental illness over her lifetime. She ...
Spiritual
Worship at Thursday Night Life
It’s time for Thursday Night Life at the Well Community. The room is readied. On the tables are coloring sheets and crayons. The microphone volume is tested, and the lights are up. First to enter ...
Understanding That Undergirds Compassion: Takeaways From “Grace for the Afflicted”
Understanding is foundational to coming alongside those living with mental illness with care and compassion. This idea underlies Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness by Matthew S. Stanford, a ...
A Well World: A Wider Community of Spiritual Blessing
Serious mental illnesses inflict many losses. These diseases can strip those who suffer from them of hopes, strain relationships and place giant roadblocks in front of opportunities. And among these losses is one that’s especially ...
Making a Difference Through Prayer
“I just know that prayer changes things,” says Lonnie Bayless. She’s seen it in her own life and in the lives of her family members and friends, and she trusts that it’s true for members ...
The Power of Prayer in Pursuit of Stability
In spite of persistent misconceptions, those suffering from severe and chronic mental illnesses can’t “pray them away.” But, for many of these individuals, prayer is a practice that undergirds good mental health and supports their ...