Pastor Mark’s Writing & Videos

Books

• Rise Above: Overcoming Discouragement in Challenging Times  (available free as a digital download)
• Leaving Your Mark Without Losing Your Mind: Overcoming 7 Obstacles in the Work of Your Life
• Solid Foundation Journal: 60 Days of Spiritual Renewal

YouTube Teaching Videos

10 to 12 minute videos Mark has created offering teaching on a variety of subjects, mostly focusing on how our faith can help us deal with various mental health challenges (most recent videos on the top)

• Dealing with Conflict When the Other Person Thinks it’s all on You
• When does “trusting in God for healing” become a type of MAGICAL THINKING?
• Why do Christians sometimes have a harder time with recovery from mental health challenges?
• SERIES: Five Pillars of Mental Health, According to Science
  • Emotional Awareness: Key to Healing and Long Term Recovery (Pillar 1 of 5)
  • Insight about Our Experience (Pillar 2 out of 5)
  • The Not-So-Secret Pillar of Lasting Recovery and Mental Health (Pillar 3 of 5)
  • The Power of Purpose in Shaping Our Mental Health (Pillar 4 of 5)
  • The Most Overlooked Pillar of Mental Health (Pillar 5 of 5)
  • The Most Overlooked Pillar … part b
• Four Reasons Why Virtual Church Doesn’t Work
• Why Fake News and Dysfunctional Religion are Growing … and what we can do about it
• The Connection Between Spiritual and Mental Health
• How to Build Resilience: an Overview of my latest book “Rise Above”
• 10 Things Mentally Strong People Do in a Pandemic
• How we Grow Spiritually
• On the Death of My Father — and His Lesson about NOT COMPLAINING

Articles

• How to Stop Losing Friends Over Politics: Six things to do, starting now
• Here’s Why I No Longer Write or Interact on Social Media
• Loneliness: The Pandemic Inside the Pandemic
• A Sense of Perspective: The One Thing You Cannot Afford to Lose
• We need support now more than ever … and it’s getting harder to find
• Meditation and Contemplation for Christians
• 3 Things I’ve Learned in 34 Years of Marriage
• Lament in a Time of Rage and Despair
• Report on Teaching in Thailand
• Dealing with Doubts and Anger Towards God
• Six Keys To Controlling Your Thoughts
• Why is Everybody so Anxious and Depressed?
• While Everyone is Distracted by Social Media, Successful People Double Down on These Key Skills
• What Followers Should Expect from Spiritual Leaders | by Mark Brouwer | Medium