The Healing & Freedom Journey

There is so much confusion over the voice of God, hearing from God or discerning what God is saying. In this broadcast, I want to address some ditches that we can get stuck in when it comes to hearing God’s voice and some ways we can walk in greater health and wholeness. I will talk […]

God designed that His nature and power be experience in the home, through powerful marriages and parenting. As beleiving parents, we have a great responsibility in raising children in the ways of God, but we must be aware of God’s grace to empower our journey. I believe that the church is strengthened by powerful homes […]

What is going on with these intrusive thoughts I am having? They seem to come out of nowhere and are very disturbing? Why are they showing up and what do I do about it? In this broadcast, I want to share with you 4 things you need to know about intrusive thoughts, so that you […]

If I was to summarize three key areas that I focus on for my mental health, it would be found in this broadcast. While I have spent a lot of time teaching on areas I have had to let go of, getting freedom from and overcome, I also want to emphasize, “What do you focus […]

In looking back over my mental health journey, there are three very important areas that made a monumental difference in my life and journey. These areas are critical aspects that need equipping for our healing and freedom. Learning to become equipped in how I related to these three areas had a remarkable difference in empowering […]

We often try to change while being influenced by condemnation, but it does not produce long-term change. Today I want to talk about the power of God’s love and grace to bring about dynamic change to behavior in our lives that is destructive and unhealthy. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: To support future broadcasts:

Are there some things you need to STOP doing that could really improve your mental health journey? I took some time to look back over my journey to discuss something I put a stop to that really helped my journey. These areas I believe can be a blessing to your healing and freedom journey as […]

What is the message we convey to other believers about what an effective and healthy journey looks like? Today I want to give you some advice that may not neccesarily “trend,” but it will be powerful wisdom for your mental and emotional health. Based on 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended […]

What does it look like ot have God’s grace have a work in our marriage? Marriage, as designed by God, calls us into a journey of learning to love and experience the beauty of this union. Yet we are also set within a spiritual war that seeks to erode the life our of marriages. In […]

The subject of denial is often a place of confusion for those who battle obsessive compulsive issues. Those who battle OCD are often in denial of the issues of their heart that need tending to. It takes time to realize the problem is not the problem. Yet their obsession convinces them that the topic or […]

In working through obsessive compulsive struggles, starving the compulsion can be really challenging, but its a neccesary aspect of the healing journey. But there are great blessings in the journey when we learn to stop feeding compulsive behavior and tune into the new freedom that is available. In this broadcast, I want to share with […]

When the grace of Jesus Christ has an impact in your heart and life, one of the biggest areas it will show up is in HOW WE DO RELATIONSHIPS. Grace will transform how we perceive others, how we talk to them and how we talk about others. Living in grace sets the stage for people […]

I want to address a question about exposure therapy to bring out how to work through control issues and the fear that drives control. OCD is rooted in control issues, which are driven by fear. Letting go of control is essential for facing fears and experiencing greater freedom. Exposure therapy, where individuals confront their fears […]

If you struggle with OCD, you will need to realize that intense control is a major factor that needs to be addressed. With OCD, you live in such a way that you need to maintain a high level of control, with your thoughts, your environment and even your relationships. These control issues keep us in […]

The apostles were immersed in the power of grace, to the extent that it permeated everything they wrote and expressed. They proclaimed the power of grace to keep us rooted in grace, to the point they expressed a specific phrase repeatedly. If there was a sentance repeated over and over again in the Scriptures, wouldn’t […]

When we consider the word grace, we often reference the New Testament, especially Paul’s writings on grace. But the usage of the word grace is actually all throughout the Bible, even in the Old Testament. When we consider the Old Testament, many think of law, judgment and an intense standard of living that cannot be […]

Are you aware that control issues may be hindering your mental health journey? The influence of control becomes place in our lives where we exert extensive effort, pressure, power or force to manipulate a situation or people. We can even have control issues with our own thoughts that send us into pressurized tailspins. I took […]

Grace invites us into a journey of discovery who Christ is and all that walking with Him means in our lives. I want to invite you into a deeper a personal experience with the grace of God. I have been deeply changed the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. I believe […]

Triggering is a term that is used often in mental health, to the point that it has even become a cultural expression that many use. What does it mean to become triggered and what can we do to work through moments in our life when our emotions get bombarded in this way? When we are […]

The grace of God is absolutely amazing and life changing. But why is it that we struggle to connect to something that is so incredible? Has grace lost its meaning in our hearts, or are we realizing we never had a firm equipping as to what grace really looks like in the first place? Are […]

What happens when you are in pastoral ministry, but you wrestle with obsessive compulsive struggles? It actually took me a long time to realize that I struggled with OCD and perfectionism. Looking back, it definitely took a toll on my daily sense of peace. In this broadcast, I want to share some honest struggles I […]

While addressing a question that came in, I took a brief tangeant to discuss some important things that can be helpful when it comes to our healing and freedom journey. When it comes to issues of the heart and working through our mental and emotional health, there is no such thing as a 20 minute […]

Do you find in your desire to honor God’s ways that you’ve become obsessive compulsive about sin, identifying sin and trying to get rid of sin in your life? I get many emails and questions regarding sin that have intense obsessive distortions. It drives people to compulsively check for sin and find out what things […]

Is it possible that your existential deep dives are revealing the presence and influence of OCD? Are you obsessive about chasing doubts about your existence or God’s existence? Over my 30 years of ministry experience, I have observed many who get lost in certain questions related to life, death, existence, God, eternity and more that […]

If you’re constantly questioning your love for your boyfriend or girlfriend, wondering if they’re the right person for you, or feeling the urge to break up even though you don’t want to, you may be struggling with relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD can cause significant distress and disruption in romantic relationships. I’ve seen it in dating […]

Do you connect that thoughts that arrive into your thinking are the same as acting on it. Thought-action fusion (TAF) is a fancy psychological term that simply describes a cognitive distortion that occurs when people believe that their thoughts are equivalent to their actions. This means that they believe that simply thinking about something bad […]

Our mental health is deeply impacted by how we relate to God. When I sit down and talk with someone about their relationship with God, it doesn’t take very long to observe the lens by which they relate to God and how they see Him. How you see God is what I call your “God […]

Our mental health is not about what kind of thoughts arrive into our thinking, but more about how we RESPOND to our thoughts that is the issue. Working through OCD or any kind of mental health battle involves learning to heal how we interpret our thoughts and the meaning we give our thoughts. For many […]

How do you work through mood issues and irritability that comes along with it? As many work through their mental and emotional health, they are recognizing a struggle with their overall mood. Struggling with mood swings can be a challenging experience. It can interfere with daily life and make it difficult to maintain relationships, and […]

Overthinking can be a problem for many who struggle with anxiety, OCD, depression or other mental health struggles. It can be easy to fall into the trap of overthinking, as we can believe that by overanalyzing or ruminating over something, somehow we may be able to solve the issue. But in fact, overthinking becomes a […]

As many recognize that toxic guilt has infected their faith walk and mental health, how do we begin walking a freedom journey from the clutches of guilt that holds us back and steals our confidence? In this broadcast, I want to share with you some mindsets, perspectives and steps we can take to overcome being […]

Toxic guilt will drive us into a compulsive lifestyle. When we act in compulsion, we are doing something to alleviate the feelings of guilt that rise up within us. But as we keep responding to guilt, we actually empower guilt to become a rising voice in our thoughts and emotions. Our decisions and actions can […]

As believers in Christ, we can experience a life that is not burdened down by constant guilt. Yet for so many honest Christians admit they deeply struggle with the influence of guilt over their mind and life. The work of toxic guilt infects so many areas of their life, keeping them bound in limitation, while […]

As we understand the work of toxic guilt, we will need to allow ourselves to learn about why we are so prone to becoming guilt ridden so easily. Many will jump to asking, “How do I stop getting pulled into guilt trips?” but they don’t take the time to understand the influential factors that pull […]

One of the traps that keeps us bound is the “God Label” that we put on many guilt ridden thoughts we get stuck in. We attribute God as the author of toxic guilt, which keeps us stuck in cycles that do not produce freedom. When I discovered that God was not hovering over me with […]

Observing the life of Jesus Christ, you will discover the divine compassion He lived by on a daily basis. But what you do NOT find is Jesus being driven by or manipulated by guilt, especially in how He interacted with people. We often tell believers we should “live like Jesus.” But if you watch the […]

Many believers get pulled into a toxic guilt cycle when it comes to their sins and mistakes in life. It keeps them in continual patterns of not experiencing freedom. Why do so many get locked into that pattern? In this broadcast, I want to show the difference between the toxic guilt cycle and the freedom […]

It takes discerning to see and understand how guilt has influenced your way of living. For many, it takes learning and relearning. Today I want to break down the armor of toxic guilt. When it comes your way, what kind of influences are coming along with it to keep you in bondage to chronic guilt? […]

In my journey of navigating through seasons of anxiety and depression, I was brought back to the simple, yet powerful connection that faith, hope and love have in our lives. One day, my eyes were opened to the insight that these three powerful words can bring to your mental health. In the midst of struggles […]

For many believers, they are beginning to recognize that the influence of guilt has become toxic in their life. Toxic guilt can impact our relationship with God, ourselves and others in very unfruitful ways. It can bog down our minds with heaviness, anxiety and depression, while keeping us from being able to move forward with […]

A major aspect of my healing journey has involved learning to discern the workings of guilt and allow myself to walk free from a lifestyle entangled with toxic guilt. When you think about your spiritual journey, has anyone ever taught you how to discern what guilt means and how to work through it? Do you […]

Every single one of us were created and designed to live in the power of God’s love for us, for it is His love that paves the way for our thoughts, emotions and relationships to experience greater health. It is my fundamental conviction that all mental health begins with learning to experience the power of […]

As you navigate your mental health journey, what are the important biblical building blocks that we can stand on to heal, grow and overcome? In this Sunday night live, Mark will take us on a series where he cover the important precepts we need to build to strengthen and empower our mental health. I also […]

Gaslighting is a form of manipulative abuse, in which a person causes you to doubt your memory of experiences and past events as well as your perception, which can lead to doubt of reality and questioning of your own sanity. It is also used as a way to manipulate you into seeing a toxic and […]

The influence of narcissism partners with a mindset of grandiosity, an extreme pattern of a self-importance or “specialness” that often leads to exaggerated boasting about accomplishments, status and image. As we all learn to heal and grow, God will lead us to see His greatness at work within us. We have areas of low thinking […]

Of the toxic ingredients that make up a narcissist, one of them is the pattern where they make everything in life about themselves. They direct conversations and attention to themselves in all things. It goes beyond selfishness, which we all have battles with and even self-centeredness. Narcissism is even more intense than that. They have […]

In a series on healing from a relationship with a narcissist, I want to bring out what healing from the main narcissistic traits looks like. I first want to bring out the lack of empathy. How does that impact your mental and emotional health? How do you begin healing when you have been bombarded by […]

The most challenging relationship in our mental health healing journey is with ourselves. While many of us can talk about our struggle in relating and connecting to God in fruitful ways, while also struggling in relationship to others, the biggest trouble most people have is in how they relate to themselves. Most people do not […]

How do you handle a rough day, a bad week or even a rough season in life? While the storms of life hit everyone in various ways, how can we effectively help our mental health in the midst of it? It’s hard enough to deal with day to day mental health struggles, but what about […]

In the Old Testament Scriptures on wisdom, the Bible brings out the toxic influence of narcissism within the profile of a SCORNER. Within the description of the scorner, you see the narcissistic traits manifesting. They leave a trail of strife, confusion and broken relationships behind them. It is important that we discern when we are […]