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Books to Help You Slow Down this Summer

Tue, 20 May 2025 15:08:00 GMT

When the pace of life speeds up, summer can offer an opportunity to slow down. Whether you're craving rest, seeking deeper spiritual rhythms, or simply longing to breathe a little more deeply, these books offer guidance to help you tap the brakes and reset your rhythms.

As Alan Fadling writes in A Year of Slowing Down:

“I hope you’ll come to believe that God has given us enough time for everything he’s given us to do. I pray that you’ll find growing freedom and courage to make time for that which matters most—to God and to you. I trust that you’ll come to discover that most things shouldn’t be hurried and some things simply can’t be.”

Keep reading to learn more about titles that invite you into this kind of unhurried living.

Essential Reads for Understanding and Supporting Mental Health from a Christian Perspective

Thu, 01 May 2025 15:08:00 GMT

A Curated Reading List for Personal Growth and Healing—For Yourself or Those You Care About

Mental health is a deeply personal and multifaceted part of our lives—and it's something God cares deeply about. Whether you're seeking to better understand yourself, support someone you love, or grow in your professional or ministry capacity, books can be powerful tools for insight and healing.

The books in this list are written from a Christian perspective, offering thoughtful, compassionate engagement with mental health rooted in biblical truth and spiritual wisdom. Each one invites readers to deeper self-awareness, hope, and wholeness in light of God’s love. Whether you're new to these topics or have explored them for years, these titles offer grace-filled guidance for every step of the journey.

A Conversation on Anxiety and Worship with J. Michael Jordan

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:08:00 GMT

A Conversation on Anxiety and Worship with J. Michael Jordan

The Slow, Sacred Work of Lament

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT

By Terra McDaniel, Author of Hopeful Lament

Lament is a profoundly spiritual act because grief and loss are just as sacred as trust and celebration. It is freedom to express pain and allow Love into our sorrows with us. It metabolizes grief, honoring our experiences as beings with bodies, souls, and spirits.

Lament is woven through Scripture and our shared histories, including practices of writing, singing, or otherwise enacting grief. It is visceral—smearing ashes, tearing fabric, crying aloud, or allowing tears to flow. Such things have been forgotten or suppressed for too many, often through misbegotten notions of faithfulness. In her book A Hole in the World, Amanda Held Opelt contends "most of us long to be sophisticated in our bereavement. It seems we are most lauded in our grief for being strong, for not allowing ourselves to be overcome. . . we are affirmed for our composure, praised for our resilience." I wrote Hopeful Lament because I learned by experience that attempts to avoid grief paradoxically leave us stranded in sorrow.

When loved ones are gone, the gifts and sometimes hardest moments of their lives must be remembered even as our lives continue. Absence must be acknowledged. When we experience illness, broken relationships, and other less visible sources of grief, we mourn. We weep on behalf of others who encounter pain. We hold collective sorrows like the compounded and ongoing losses of the pandemic, cultural division, and natural disasters. Ours is a time when a reimagining of practices that address individual and communal suffering is essential. All such things are part of the sacred work of lament.

In her book Sparrow Jan Richardson says, "grief moves by turns and spirals, a twisting path that I am not sure can even be called a path because it is not always that clear or orderly." A dear friend who lost her partner told me she'd learned that time isn't linear. Tending sorrow is often more like walking a labyrinth, including journeys inward, sacred moments of centering in quiet and stillness, and returns to dreams of resurrection. The Holy One who is a Man of Sorrows has capacity for our desolation and our consolation, for Lent as well as Easter.

Labyrinth walking is a practice that reflects life as pilgrimage toward connection with the Spirit and our truest selves. It illuminates the reality that we aren't stuck in place but are invited to respond to life as it is, rather than as we might wish it was. Labyrinths spiral yet always lead to a trustworthy center where we are welcome as we are. We don't need to suppress our questions before God. They also model the possibility of moving forward carrying wisdom and mercy received from the throne of Grace with outward journeys that loop and twist just as the trip inward did. Because life is like that.

Labyrinths teach us that steps which appear to be taking us a direction we don't want to go can eventually lead to safety. They are one way to discover lament as a kind of prayer which fosters healing and resilience. They are a chance to recognize God longs to meet us in places of pain.

Lament honors the past, lives the present courageously, and dares hope for redemption. Rilke wrote God whispers as we're made, "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Don't let yourself lose me."

Go carefully as you practice lament. It is good but never easy work. Know your soul has room for major and minor keys and that God considers your tears and restless nights as treasures (Psalm 56:8).

To walk a labyrinth to tend your burdens, try talking to God about your pain on the way inward. Stay in the center for at least three deep breaths, one for each Person of the Trinity. As you travel outward, what do you notice? How does the Spirit accompany you? Is it in silence? Do you sense a response of some kind? Are you reminded of a memory or passage of Scripture?

You can walk a labyrinth alone or invite your family or community to practice walking one together. If you find it hard to access a physical labyrinth, you could try a finger labyrinth. Here is one simple way to create your own.

Four Things I Wish I'd Known About Anxiety

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:53:00 GMT

By Jason Cusick, author of The Anxiety Field Guide

I have struggled with anxiety my whole life. I just didn't know it. From a young age I was a highly sensitive person. I was a creative boy. I spent a lot of time in my own head and was uniquely aware of my five senses. I also was an entertainer. I liked to make people laugh and paid more attention to what people thought of me than was healthy. Added to this, I grew up in a home that was very predictable . . . and overly clean. Years later, my mother would say that she had undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder.

When I became an adult, all of these layers of my life contributed to my success as a chaplain, author, and pastor. I was thoughtful, imaginative, sensitive to others, and organized. What I didn't realize was the anxiety brewing beneath the surface—rumination, obsessive thinking, hypersensitivity, and an intolerance to uncertainty—that hit me when I accepted the call to be the new lead pastor of my church.

In my first years as lead pastor, I was having panic attacks, insomnia, and self-destructive thoughts. Through the help of some close friends, I found my way to a counselor who specialized in anxiety and OCD. That's when everything started to change for the better. I learned more about myself, my brain, and how to take control of my anxious thoughts and feelings. And the best part is I discovered a new relationship with Jesus that has brought me the peace I've been looking for.

You or someone you love struggles with anxiety. It is the number one mental wellness issue in the world today . . . and it's not going away. The good news is that there is hope. When it comes to anxiety, the move from surviving to thriving involves four basic principles that if embraced and practiced can make a world of difference.

Here are the four things I wish I'd known about anxiety.

1. Everybody Has Anxiety

Anxiety is the body's automatic response to a perceived threat. God created us marvelously complex (Psalm 139:14). We all have a small almond-shaped area in our brain called the amygdala—an alarm center that lets us know when to be afraid. At the first sign of danger, the amygdala sends signals to the body for fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Think about the last time you got scared. You didn't have to tell your brain and body to react. They just did it. That's a gift from God! Then when the threat is gone, the alarm turns off and you calm down. That's good anxiety.

But sometimes that alarm in the brain goes off and doesn't turn off. Or the alarm goes off and there is no danger. We are suddenly nervous and we don't know why. We get triggered by something someone said or did, and we are flooded with restless thoughts and feelings. And in more serious cases, these feelings of fear and panic can interfere with our relationships, jobs, and health.

Fortunately, we are not our brains. Rather than having anxiety about our anxiety, we can practice what's called normalization. We can tell ourselves that anxiety is normal and that our brains just need to be retrained. Instead of trying to fix or stop anxiety, we can invite God into our anxious moments. With self-compassion, we can thank God for giving us such sensitive brains, even though they sometimes sense danger when it's not there. And we can ask God to help us with a patient and intentional process of changing how we respond to our anxious thoughts and feelings.

2. Anxiety Grows Through Avoidance

I learned early in life that if something is dangerous—touching a hot stove, walking across a busy street, going into a dark alley at night—I should avoid it. That's called wisdom. What I didn't realize is that the more I avoid something, the more my brain registers it as dangerous, and the more anxiety increases.

In my new role as lead pastor, I found myself avoiding difficult conversations and big decisions. The avoidance didn't calm me down. When I avoided things, it was like my brain learned, Oh, this is something to be sacred of? Okay, I'll make a note of this. When it comes around again, I'll turn on the alarm even louder! Over time, my anxiety grew.

The primary way we work through anxiety issues is by what's called exposure. Simply put, face what you fear. Start by simply imagining what makes you anxious, allow the feelings to come, and then work to remind yourself that you are okay. Next, little by little, take more steps toward what you fear. When you start to face what makes you anxious, gently acknowledge your thoughts and feelings, remember that God loves you, and invite yourself to respond differently to your anxious thoughts and feelings.

3. Care for Your Whole Self

I have never been a good sleeper. I snored for years, until I went to a sleep study and discovered I have sleep apnea. I started using a CPAP machine at night, and not only did my sleep improve but so did my mood. I also learned that the human body can't distinguish hunger from thirst. By the time you crave food, you may be dehydrated! I started drinking more water and that helped my mood too!

We are created to love God with our whole selves—heart, soul, mind, and strength (Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:30). Anxiety isn't just about what's going on in our head; it's about our integrated selves. In addition to normalization and exposure, I learned about care. Self-care involves our diet, rest and sleep, exercise, healthy scheduling, managing screen time, guarding content we take in, fun hobbies, affirming friendships, and counseling that is focused on exposure and response prevention. This last one is important. I have always been used to traditional talk therapy, but when it comes to anxiety, talking about my problems is another way I ruminate. I need skills! I also found some low-dose medications that got me out of the slump so I could hone my skills.

Make a simple list of different areas of your life in which you could be healthier and happier. You might not think they are connected to anxiety, but they could be! Find some supportive friends who can encourage you to be an overall healthier person.

4. Say YES to Becoming More Resilient

Think of something you used to be afraid of and are not afraid of anymore—the dark, riding a bike for the first time, fear of the water. Now you go to sleep with blackout curtains, bike ride for leisure, and love swimming. How did you do it? You realized that it's okay to be afraid, and then you faced your fear (multiples times). Maybe you got hurt but you had supportive people who cared for you. The anxiety didn't go away. Your brain still sends a little alarm when the lights click off, you mount a two-wheeled vehicle, or you jump into a large amount of liquid, because there is still danger. But what's happened is you are less anxious about it.

Desensitization is when we are less reactive to the anxiety we have. Again, anxiety can be good. It's a warning signal protecting us from danger. Wisdom is knowing what to fear and what not to fear. There's a great story in the New Testament of Jesus walking on water and inviting one of his followers to join him (Matthew 14:22-33). Jesus invites his friend Peter (a fisherman!) to step out of a boat and walk to him on the water. In the same way, Jesus is inviting us to take slow steps of faith toward him rather than focusing on what we fear. Like Peter, we might falter and sink, but as we grow more sensitive to God's love for us and less sensitive to the false alarms in our brain, we can find long-lasting healing from anxiety.

Hope to Carry On: Inviting God into Our Mental Health Journey

Thu, 06 May 2021 20:23:00 GMT

By Diana Gruver, author of Companions in the Darkness

I will admit—I enter into articles like this one with a metaphorical (and sometimes quite literal) holding of my breath. I've seen the intersection of faith and mental health too often handled harmfully in the past, and I can't help but approach it with a bit of apprehension.

Some of you, like me, have felt the sting of judgmental words and deeds by people within the Christian community. Some of you have silently suffered, afraid to honestly share your struggles. The need to acknowledge this causes me grief not only for the pain that has been inflicted but also because such experiences can cut us off from life-giving conversations about what role our faith as Christians might play in our mental health.

Some of you, like me, have felt the sting of judgmental words and deeds by people within the Christian community. Some of you have silently suffered, afraid to honestly share your struggles.

As we approach such conversations, I find it helpful to remember the analogy of a road with a ditch on either side. Our human tendency is to land in the ditches, but if we can stay on the middle road, we find a helpful and true path forward.

One of these ditches conflates our mental health and spiritual life. It holds the hurtful and accusatory lies that so many of us have had to endure. It says that mental illness reflects a lack of faith or a personal failing. It suggests if we pray more, increase our Bible reading, or "just choose joy" our depression or anxiety would dissipate. It suggests we must search ourselves for unconfessed sin or find a way to stop thinking about ourselves so much. In this ditch, the community we should be able to turn to for Christlike compassion and comfort becomes one that heaps more judgment and guilt on our weary heads.

The other ditch severs our mental health and faith completely. For those who bear wounds inflicted in the first ditch, this is an understandable swing. But this ditch runs the risk of overlooking the ways we operate as holistic beings, sometimes leading to an overly medicalized approach to mental illness. It can segment our lives into distinct categories of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, leading us to forget just how integrated these parts of our lives are. Most importantly, it can present the spiritual life as something we can keep tidy and contained, instead of something that encompasses all of our being and every facet of our life.

If, however, our spiritual life is not a separate and discrete entity that we sometimes engage in and at other times keep separate, and if all of our life—every season, every decision, every habit, every mundane moment—is an opportunity to follow Jesus, then our mental health relates to our life of faith as much as every other part of our life.

When we are aware of the ditches waiting for us, we are freed to seek out the middle road. We need not be afraid to ask how our faith interacts with our mental health and what role it may play in the midst of mental illness, and we can do so without feeling like a spiritual failure when we struggle. We can invite God into our mental health journey and ask what faithfulness may look like in our particular circumstances.

We need not be afraid to ask how our faith interacts with our mental health and what role it may play in the midst of mental illness, and we can do so without feeling like a spiritual failure when we struggle.

As I've personally explored what faithfulness looks like in the context of mental health, I have found a helpful guiding principle for staying on the middle path: if it wouldn't hold up if I was talking about another acute or chronic illness, I need to rethink it. We can ask what it looks like to follow Jesus faithfully in the midst of cancer just as much as we can when living with bipolar disorder and being aware of the parallels between the two will serve us well.

In both cases, we embrace the care of medical professionals and the medication they prescribe as gifts from God to allow us to live healthier lives. We pray for healing, but we also go to therapy and take our medication with the expectation that they may be God's means of answering those prayers. But in both situations, our faith as Christians can play an important role in helping us to find hope in the midst of all that our diagnosis may bring with it.

In my own story, these questions of faithfulness and hope have been lived out in the context of depression. In my book Companions in the Darkness, I share how I've learned from the lives of brothers and sisters alive today as well as companions from the past about how my faith as a Christian informs my mental health. The shape this takes for each of us in many ways is quite personal as we explore the role our faith plays within the context of our own circumstances, diagnoses, and seasons of life. But as I've walked closely with the stories of others, I have seen again and again the ways the Christian faith and the hope of the gospel can speak to us in the midst of mental illness, provide encouragement, and promote resilience.

The message of our faith meets us with hope when we seem to have none and speaks truth back to us when we can barely believe it. We meet a God who cares about and keeps company with those who are suffering and a Savior who is well acquainted with grief. We are promised that regardless of what our feelings may suggest, there is no height or depth or any darkness too deep to separate us from him. We are anchored in a story of the relentless work of God to redeem all things, where ultimately suffering and sin, sickness and death—including the harmful effects of our mental illness—will all fully and finally meet their end.

We pray for healing, but we also go to therapy and take our medication with the expectation that they may be God's means of answering those prayers.

As I am surrounded by the community of faith—past, present, and future—I am reminded of truth when it is easy to forget. They hold on to hope for me when my grasp on it feels weak. They surround me with prayer and love and grace when I need it most. I am reminded that my life has value, I am beloved, and depression will not be the end of my story. I am given words to pray when I have none and the freedom to approach God in full honesty, assured that my cries are heard by a God who sees, a God who hears, a God who will always meet us with grace.

My faith as a Christian is not a quick cure to life's ailments, including those related to mental health, but it was never intended to be. Instead, it offers me anchoring points to keep me tethered, it gives me the assurance I am never alone, and it gives me hope to carry on.

Together at Home: Staying Hopeful in Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:47:00 GMT

We're all facing disruption right now. Coronavirus and COVID-19 have radically altered our daily lives, and we're doing our best to be flexible as we adjust to a new normal. But amidst anxiety and disorientation, one thing is certain—we're coming together even as we practice social distancing, whether it's in virtual spaces, in our homes, or as a world community. Christian community is just as important now as ever, so use these tips and resources to stay hopeful while we're together at home.

Build a New Kind of Community

It's so easy to feel isolated as we work from home and pivot our gatherings to virtual spaces. Here are some ways to build an intentional community from the safety of our own homes.

Utilize technology to gather and stay in contact with your loved ones and social groups. Try Zoom, Marco Polo, or Skype.
Start a virtual book club. Chances are you have more time to read right now, so grab that book you've been meaning to get to and invite your friends to do the same! Many IVP books have free discussion guides for just that purpose. Need book ideas?
Support small businesses by taking some time to write reviews of products and services you love on their websites and places like Yelp, Goodreads, and Amazon.
Love your neighbor through social distancing. It feels counterintuitive to stay away from those in need when we have time to help. But staying a safe distance away is putting a priority on your community's health.
- Read "The Christian Response to the Coronavirus: Stay Home" by IVP author Esau McCaulley in the New York Times.
- Read "9 Ways to Love Your Neighbor in This Pandemic" by IVP author Justin Whitmel Earley at The Gospel Coalition.
Act with compassion as you make decisions for your business or organization. It's hard to know how to move forward when there are so many unknowns. Let compassion and care for people be your guiding ethic.
- Read "An Open Letter to Civic and Business Leaders: The Cure to COVID-19 Begins with Compassion" from IVP author and business leader Sundrawn Thomas.
Be kind to those who are marginalized or mistreated. Don't give into ignorant cultural assumptions or forget about the most vulnerable among us.
- Listen to the first episode of IVP author Mae Elise Cannon's new #Activism podcast, "#COVID19 and Racism with Kathy Khang."
- Listen to "I am Not a Virus!" from the Someday Is Here podcast, featuring Seana Reavis, Eugene Cho, Judy Wu Dominick, and IVP Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives Helen Lee.
- Watch this Good Morning America piece about how IVP author Terence Lester and his organization Love Beyond Walls is teaming up with Christian rapper Lecrae to provide portable hand washing stations for those experiencing homelessness in Atlanta.

Equip Your Church for Refreshed Discipleship

The church has an unprecedented opportunity to provide hope, teaching, and community during this time. We want to equip local congregations and ministry teams with the resources they need to do just that.

Free Webinars:

"COVID-19 Church Online Summit" from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College and the National Association of Evangelicals
"Reading Hope in Trying Times" from Writing for Your Life featuring IVP authors Philip Yancey, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, and Kathy Khang
"Soul Care—Peace for Caregivers in Troubled Times" with IVP author Todd Hunber are live, weekly 30-minute experiences on Zoom starting Wednesday, April 8 at 2 pm CST
"Where is God in a Pandemic? A Conversation Between Tim Keller and Francis Collins" hosted by Biologos on May 18 at 8 pm ET

Podcasts:

"Worship and Sacrament When the Church Is Scattered" from the Center for Pastor Theologians
"Is Digital Church the Right Response to COVID-19?" with IVP author Jay Kim on the Daily Growth Discipleship Podcast
"Leading Beyond the Blizzard: Why Every Organization Is Now a Startup" with IVP author Andy Crouch and Dave Blanchard on the Redemptive Edge podcast
Stetzer Leadership Podcast Season 1: Leadership and The Coronavirus Crisis with guests including IVP authors Jamie Aten, Terri Watson, Andy Crouch, Esau McCaulley, and more
"Listening and Responding to God Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis" on IVP author Ruth Haley Barton's Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership podcast
"Why Urban Churches Aren't Staying Home" with IVP author Jonathan Brooks on the Quick to Listen podcast from Christianity Today
"Francis Collins | Coronavirus Updates with NIH Director" on the Language of God podcast from Biologos
"John Walton | Coronavirus and the Book of Job" on the Language of God podcast from Biologos

Articles & Resources:

Churches Helping Churches Initiative: the AND Campaign and other ministry organizations are coming together to assist congregations in low-income communities in urban areas that have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 economic shutdown
"How to Lead Online Worship Without Losing Your Soul—or Body" by IVP author W. David O. Taylor in Christianity Today
"Real Presence and Social Distancing" by Chris Bruno from the Center for Pastor Theologians
"Preparing Your Church for Coronavirus (COVID-19)" from IVP authors Jamie Aten and Kent Annan at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College
"25 Creative Church Ministry Ideas During COVID-19" by IVP author J. Scott McElroy
"Grieving Is Leading" by IVP author Jonathan K. Dodson at Christianity Today
"Comfort in a Time of Communal Suffering" by IVP author Wendy Alsup at Red Letter Christians
"Called to Endurance: The Church and the Coronavirus" featuring an interview with IVP author Trillia Newbell by Rachel Sinclair at Facts & Trends
"Navigating the Unknown: Adaptive Leadership in Highly Anxious Times" by IVP author Tod Bolsinger at Missio Alliance
"Guide to Reopening Church Services" from IVP authors Kent Annan, Jamie Aten, and more at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute
"Caring for Neighbors from a Distance: How Churches Support the Community in a Pandemic" from Missio Alliance

Commit to Reading Your Bible Like Never Before

This is the perfect opportunity to refresh your daily devotionals with increased focus and time. Use these resources for deeper Bible study.

Use IVP's Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. With a new reading and Scripture study every day, this is a great place to start each day's devotional time.
Invest in a new daily devotional book. IVP has a wide selection of devotionals and resources for more informed Scripture study.
Try a free study from one of our bestselling LifeGuide^® Bible Studies, just in time for the Easter season.
Listen to podcasts that supplement Bible study, like this one from IVP author Carmen Imes on the Bible.
Read about how Scripture reading brought hope during a nine-day hospital quarantine for Juanita Rasmus, author of Learning to Be.

Get Creative with Your Kids

Are you suddenly a full-time caregiver and instant homeschooler? Here are some ideas for supporting the academic, emotional, and spiritual needs of your children.

Start spiritual conversations and pray with your kids. You can watch this sample lesson from IVP author Jared Boyd from his book Imaginative Prayer.
Encourage creativity—arts and crafts have no age limit! Taking a break from working at home will be welcome for adults in the house as well.
Have family Bible story time. Reading the Bible together lays a spiritual foundation for your entire family and provides irreplaceable bonding time.
Talk to them thoughtfully about this crisis. Need ideas for how to handle the tough conversations? Check out the Family COVID-19 Toolkit from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College.

Invest in Your Mental Health

The loss of physical community and regular social spaces can greatly affect our mental health. It's important to be proactive about the possibilities of depression, anxiety, and isolation within our own spirits and for those in our community.

Watch "Hope Amidst Anxiety and Covid-19," a video webinar with Skip McDonald, author of the LifeGuide Bible Study Anxiety.
Gear up with online training courses. During this time, courses like this one from Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries are being offered for free for churches and small groups.
Utilize apps and digital chat resources as a listening ear when you're alone. Services like Crisis Text Line and Talkspace offer instant messaging for those struggling with mental health issues. You can also download this thorough Coronavirus information kit from National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Read the CDC's free resources for stress and coping geared towards communities, families and children, first responders, and more.
Recognize and appreciate biblical lament in the article "5 Things to Know About Lament" by IVP author Glenn Packiam at N.T. Wright Online.

Try a New Spiritual Practice

Add to your toolkit of spiritual disciplines and try some new ones to help you grow closer to God in these unprecedented times.

Watch videos that feature guided practices from experts. All you'll have to do is listen and invite God to move.
- Watch Morning Reflection with Diana Shiflett, author of Spiritual Practices in Community.
- Watch Slow: A 5-Minute Retreat from IVP author Gem Fadling.
- Practice this guided visio divina with IVP author Lacy Finn Borgo.
Plan a personal retreat day. Usually it's hard to find solitude and silence. Take advantage of alone time to try a personal retreat.
- Read a free excerpt from Invitation to Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton, and watch this video on why she says retreat is a vital practice for Christians today.
- Get creative with this online retreat from Christine Sine, author of The Gift of Wonder.
Focus on prayer—stressful times call for an increase in prayer!
- Join the global church in praying these "20 Prayers to Pray During This Pandemic" from IVP author Jen Pollock Michel in Christianity Today.
- Participate in this video prayer exercise alongside John Starke, author of The Possibility of Prayer. You can also download his free Lenten prayer guide.
- Use this COVID-19 prayer calendar from IVP author Dominique Gilliard.
- Join this virtual Good Friday prayer vigil from IVP author Ruth Haley Barton and the Transforming Center.
Try journaling to help you creatively sort out your thoughts and prayers during this time. You might be surprised which insights you'll discover when you put pen to paper.