Stay Mentally and Emotionally Well at Christmas: Lessons from the Christmas Story
By Mark Soppit The Christmas season, filled with joy, celebration, giving and receiving, can also bring stress and emotional challenges. Here are some lessons from
Category: Fresh Hope for Mental Health
Suffering and Desperation Make Your “aJesusStory”
By Scott Box “aJesusStory” comprises the regular episodes of life resulting from living as a gritty, heroic worshiper of Jesus. I knew it was my
On Thanksgiving
By Peggy Rice A Norman Rockwell painting (Freedom From Want, 1943) shows a Thanksgiving feast, with the whole family gathered around the edges, and a
Are YOU a Suicide Survivor?
By Mike Jacquart I\’ll never forget the phone call. It was from my good friend, Tim*, on a Sunday ,morning in late April, 2008. His
“7 Questions” About Telling Your Gritty (Mental Health) Story
By Scott Box You are the test audience, dear reader, and I need your help—Please provide feedback. Below are “7 Questions” that can help you
On Hearing God
by Peggy Rice I recently got new hearing aids. I’d had my old ones for a little over 7 years. Since that time, the technology
Get Vulnerable
By Scott Box I produce music in a backyard studio. I have some skills, but professional music producers blow me away with their final products.
The Importance of Having a Tribe
by Peggy Rice Just last week, my Fresh Hope Support Group co-facilitator and I had the privilege of hosting some staff from the Fresh Hope
“Don’t You Care God?”
By Mark Soppitt Have you ever felt disappointed by God\’s seeming lack of response to your trials and hardships? Or by His apparent distance in
