Episodes
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🔴 Contentment and Empowerment for Every Circumstance | Uzzah, Anger and Intense Emotions
Philippians chapter 4 verse 13 is one of the most quoted verses in the Bible, printed on shirts, plaques and coffee mugs everywhere. But what was Paul actually saying when he wrote, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”? Join us live as we walk verse by verse through Philippians...
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Working Through Punishment Thinking About Your Bible Reading
When it comes to Bible reading, do you find yourself “checking off a box,” where you make sure you do it, because something bad may happen? Do you have a lot of pressure and anxiety surrounding your reading of the Scriptures? While you are reading your Bible, do you find that it is an anxious, […]
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🔴 8 Things to Think About and 3 Ways to Apply Them
Join me live today as I walk through one of Paul’s most carefully crafted passages about where to place our focus and attention. So much of mental health seems to be focused on thoughts that we are trying to overcome. But we don’t always spend time learning what to actually think and focus on…
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When a Perfectionist CRASHES and Has a Breakdown
Have you felt like you are crashing into an emotional meltdown of some kind? Do you feel like you struggle with this on a regular basis? While we can use numerous terms to describe this feeling–from nervous breakdown to “I’m losing my mind–there are some important things we need to recognize when...
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🔴 The Powerful Redirect for Anxiety & Worry | Changing Your Relationship with Discomfort | OCD & Marriage
What does ” be anxious for nothing” actually mean? Join me for this Sunday live, where I break down Philippians 4, in a way you may not have heard. Because underneath the anxiety you are struggling with is something that needs tender loving care. I will show you the “gentle redirect” that Paul...
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Restoring Child Like Faith, Breaking Through Distortions and Becoming Secure in Your Identity
Do you ever feel disconnected from who you are in Christ? Finding yourself under attack in your thoughts that pull you into confusion and insecurity? Do you feel like you have to perform, get everything right or prove you belong? If so, join me as I explore how restoring childlike faith can help...
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🔴 The Power of Gentle Reasonability | Faith, Works & Scrupulosity | Conviction, Halloween & OCD
In this Sunday Live, I explore the powerful meaning of gentleness in Philippians 4:2–5—a quality I describe as gentle reasonability: a humble, kind and reasonable way of relating to others, especially in conflict that invites others to grow. Looking at Paul’s appeal to Euodia and Syntyche, I...
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10 God Distortions from a Punishment Based Lens
Today, I explore how a punishment-based view of God can shape the way we see Him, relate to Him and interpret our faith. Fear, striving and condemnation can quietly, or loudly, distort our picture of God’s love and grace. Recognizing distortions we carry about God is a very important aspect for...
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🔴 Standing Fast in the Lord | Working Through Unworthiness | Being Loved for Who You Are | Affection and Lack of Sexual Desire
In this broadcast, I explore the power of standing fast in the Lord through Philippians 4:1, looking at how faith, perseverance, and loving relationships can help us remain grounded through difficult seasons. I also discuss standing firm in God’s grace and liberty, navigating spiritual warfare…
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12 Types of Christian Perfectionists
Are you striving to get everything “just right” in your Christian walk—but still feeling like it’s never enough? In this episode, I explore 12 types of Christian perfectionism and how they can show up in our faith, relationships, decisions, and everyday lives. Perfectionism has many “faces” so it...
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🔴 Discerning Who You Choose to Walk With | Getting to the Heart of Sexual Struggles and Addictions
In this Sunday Live, Melissa and I catch up on family life and health, then I continue our study of Philippians 3:17–21. I explore Paul’s encouragement to learn from godly examples, why it’s natural to grieve when people we respect stumble or walk away from faith and how to recognize destructive...
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The Fear of Punishment and Your Relationships
Do you live with a looming question hanging over your life: “Am I in trouble?” Maybe it hits when your pastor says, “Can I talk to you for a minute?” or when a letter shows up in the mailbox, or when a friend goes quiet. In this video, I want to explore how a punishment-based […]
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A Punishment-Based Relationship with God Hinders Mental Health
Today I open up about how a punishment-based relationship with God quietly erodes your mental, emotional and relational health. I share from my own journey how the lie of disconnection, fear, and chronic condemnation can create a constant sense of “I’m not safe,” leading to anxiety…
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2 Things Perfectionists Obsess About
Join me as I talk about two main things that perfectionists are often obsessed about. They fixate on these two things quite often. Are you exhausted from constantly feeling “almost there, but never enough” in your walk with God? In this broadcast, I expose two hidden patterns that quietly drive...
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🔴 We Have not Arrived | OCD in Families | Afraid of Your Thoughts | Obsessing Over Your Faith
In this Sunday Live, I walk through a powerful section of Philippians 3 and share why you haven’t arrived… and that’s actually the point. I explore Paul’s “no confidence in the flesh” mindset, how he treats his impressive religious resume and what he lost in his old religious life as rubbish and...
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Reading Galatians Opened up Freedom from Perfectionism
In this live broadcast, I share how perfectionism and a law-based mindset “bewitched” my walk with God and how the book of Galatians unlocked a new experience of grace, sonship and emotional freedom. I talk about what Paul really meant by bewitchment, why performance-driven Christianity feels...
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🔴 Yokes That Are Not of God | Toxic Discernment | Over-Mothered Under-Fathered | Why Bother Praying?
In today’s Sunday Live, I was joined by my son, Maximus, as my co-host! We had a powerful, fun and vulnerable time together, while addressing questions you sent in. Max shared a number of updates, about his dreams of growing in his artwork, starting his own YouTube channel and the areas of his…
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Emotions Perfectionists FEEL (Or Do Not Allow)
In this live broadcast, I open up about the emotional world of a perfectionist—the constant pressure, anxiety, shame, anger, and even the hidden disappointment and depression that so many of us carry but rarely know how to process. I share from my own journey as a recovering Christian...
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🔴 Performance-Based Influences | Conviction and Repentance Distortions | Boundaries and Guilt
In this episode of Sunday Live, I dive into the book of Philippians for a teaching on detecting performance-based influencers in the church. I unpack Paul’s striking warning to “beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation” (Philippians 3:2) and what that actually means for us...
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Freedom from the Burden of “Just Right But Never Enough”: The Christian Perfectionist Healing Journey
So many believers deeply desire to live right before God, uphold strong values, and walk in holiness. Yet behind that sincere desire, there is often a hidden burden—an emotional and spiritual pressure that never lets you rest, never lets you feel “enough,” and never lets you simply be loved by…
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🔴 What is Rejoicing in the Lord? | Processing Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions | Vain Repetition
In this Sunday Live, I continue our Philippians Bible study and dive deep into Paul’s call to “rejoice in the Lord.” What does it actually mean to rejoice when life feels anything but joyful? Is joy just a religious cliché, or a real, practical experience we can grow in—especially in the midst of...
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🔴 Wrestling with ADHD and OCD | Health Anxiety | Narcissism in the Workplace | Rapture Fears
In this live broadcast, I stand at the intersection of mental health and biblical insight, sharing from my journey “in the trenches” of my own journey and through experience of helping those who are struggling. From a pastoral lens, I share the common root areas that are often underlying those…
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12 Signs You Have a PUNISHMENT-BASED Relationship with God
Do you live with an anxious dread about connecting with God? Do you find yourself living a performance-based lifestyle so that you won’t be punished by God? Do you find yourself relating to God through a lens of punishment? If so, you are not alone and today can be a new step into freedom. In […]
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🔴 Burnout, Sickness, Exhaustion and Feeling Guilty about Rest | Tips for a Strong Marriage Bond | Relationship with AI
In this Sunday Live, I open up about burnout, overwork, chronic health struggles, and why so many of us are secretly exhausted while trying to serve God. Using Philippians 2 and the story of Epaphroditus, I walk through a biblical picture of burnout, illness, and God’s mercy that doesn’t shame…
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🔴 Freedom in Christ to Make Decisions | Shame About Your Past | Whatever Is NOT of Faith Is Sin? | Watching TV Shows
There is far more freedom in Christ than we could ever imagine and this broadcast gets into so many areas that seek to hinder the freedom and liberty that is available to us in Christ. This impacts our spiritual walk and our mental health in many ways. I talk about how this impacts decisions,...
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What Feelings of DESPERATION Can Mean for Your Mental Health
Do you ever find yourself drowning in feelings of desperation? Where your mind and body feel so overwhelmed by what you are going through, that every part of you is crying out and even begging for help? Maybe you are there right now. I know I have been there countless times. In fact, I often […]
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🔴 Wisdom for Hard Seasons | 5 Unhealthy Patterns in Leaders | Forgiveness, Work and Hatred Confusion in Scripture
In this broadcast I take you on a journey that brings together biblical insight and mental–emotional health, especially around the struggles many believers face. I share honestly from my own battle with chronic illness (Epstein-Barr), fatigue, and brain fog and how I have been in a learning...
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🔴 ROCD Q&A 8: Intimacy and Commitment Fears | God Distortions | The Root of ROCD | Sexual Intrusive Thoughts
In this live ROCD Q&A, I take you into the battleground of relationship OCD and anxiety, especially when it comes to relationship intimacy and commitment. I address intrusive thoughts, especially for sensitive ROCD strugglers who deeply care about God’s will, purity and honoring biblical truth…
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🔴 Complaining in the Bible is Not What You May Think | Emotional Immaturity | Fawning, People Pleasing and OCD
We are back with Sunday live! I take an opportunity to share a great experience we had in Pennsylvania and our experience at the Sight and Sound Theastre in Lancaster, PA. I also share some honest updates about my health journey and current findings in what I am working through. I also return to...
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🔴 Why do I Struggle with Condemnation? | Reading the Bible with Distortions | Free to Make Decisions
Today I dive into questions from believers wrestling with OCD, scrupulosity, intrusive thoughts, relationship anxiety, burnout, and condemnation. If you’ve ever felt “just right but never enough,” overwhelmed by perfectionism, or stuck in religious obsessiveness, this is a space where I invite…
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🔴 Working Out Your Salvation is Not What You May Think | Sharing Your OCD Struggles with Wisdom | Freedom in Christ and the Yoke of Religious Bondage
Today we walk through one of the passages of Scripture that trips up many believers who struggle with assurance of their salvation, their standing with God or wrestling with anxiety regarding their faith walk. But I believe as we simply break down the words and context, you will find that this...
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🔴 Living with a Jesus Mindset | Adrenal Crash and Anxiety | When Fear Drains Your Energy
In this live broadcast we take you on a full journey through faith, mental health, and real-life struggle. I share updates on my upcoming book on Christian perfectionism and share an update on the Church Lady and the Church Gentleman’s journey together. You’ll laugh but also find some heart…
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🔴 Scrupulosity and the Performance-Driven Gospel | Hobbies, Idolatry and Coveting | Marriage Betrayal and Submission Confusion | Social Awkwardness
In this Wednesday Live, I take you with me into some of the deepest and most painful questions many believers are wrestling with in their mental, emotional, and relationship journey. At the same time, I had an opportunity to bring some exhortations to encourage you in your healing and freedom! I...
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Empowering Mind Renewal When You Struggle to “Feel It”
When you want to practice renewing your mind but your emotions are pitching a fit, it can feel confusing and defeating. In this episode I want to address some important insights when it comes to mind renewal that we often forget or were never taught. I will expose the emotional resistance that...
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🔴 Salvation OCD and Bible Reading | Detoxing Charismatic Extremes | Perfectionistic Parenting | Estrangement
In this Sunday Live, I dive into a wide range of questions at the intersection of mental, emotional, and relationship health with a biblical lens and practical mental health insights. But I first start things off on the lighter side, giving an update on the Church Lady and the Church Gentleman’s...
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Mercy: God’s Love is Faithful Even When You Are Not
If you’ve ever felt like God’s love for you goes up and down based on your performance, this teaching is for you. In this episode, we dive into the Old Testament word chêsed—often translated as “mercy,” “lovingkindness,” or “steadfast love.” You’ll discover how God’s covenant love remains loyal,...
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🔴 Keeping Selishness, Narcissism and Conceit out of the Church | Biblical Humility | Brain Rewiring
In this Sunday live, I open by sharing a humorous-but-painfully-real Church Lady rebuke that will put a smile on your fce. From there, I dive into Philippians 2 and unpack what Scripture actually means by “selfish ambition” and “conceit,” tracing the Greek word studies and how they describe the...
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How to Move On from a Thought
One of the most common questions I receive is some version of this: “Mark, how do I move on from a thought?” Whether it’s a disturbing intrusive thought, an obsessive loop that won’t quit, or a troubling idea that seems to follow you everywhere — you want to know how to get unstuck and move […]
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🔴 Depart from Me Fears | Parenting Without Provoking | Heat Exhaustion
In this Sunday Live, I share a very real-life update about my recent heat exhaustion experience and recovery, while getting into the honest, raw questions that many of you are battling in your own mental, emotional, and spiritual journey. I step into questions that center around OCD…
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🔴 Unbelief and Feeling Crazy | Walking in the Spirit | Workplace Burnout | Intrusive Thoughts at 3AM
In this Wednesday Live Q&A, I talk through struggles around unbelief, anxiety, and salvation, including questions like, “If my anxiety comes from unbelief, am I in constant sin?” as well as, “How do I repent of sins that feel impossible to fix right away?” I also address questions about feeling...
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My Journey Working through the Fear of Man
Do you struggle with the fear of other peoples’ opinions, not getting their approval or being rejected? Are you finding that your perspective and your decisions are being clouded by a fear of what other people think? You may be wrestling with the influence of the fear of man. If recognize you...
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🔴 Healthy Church Life | Dealing with Embarrassment | Terrified About Eternity
Today, we dive into your questions, while also sharing a Bible study on Philippians, where I address, “Living as a Healthy Church.” I encourage listeners to slow down and take in the beauty of comfort, consolation, fellowship, affection and mercy, in such a way that welcomes our hearts to recieve...
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This ONE Verse Changed How I Relate to God and Anxiety
For years I lived in deep, debilitating anxiety—panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, rumination, OCD tendencies, and a constant sense of dread. I loved God, but I was tormented in my thoughts and emotions. In this video, I share the one verse that completely changed how I see God and how I relate…
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🔴 Angry at the Evil in the World | What is Healthy Prophecy? | Where is God in My Anxiety and Panic?
In this live broadcast I dive into a wide range of honest, real–life struggles that many believers face but don’t often talk about openly. I start by addressing what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and angry at the evil in the world—from injustice, cultural confusion and workplace hostility toward...
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Working Through EXISTENTIAL Thoughts that Become OBSESSIVE
If you find yourself stuck in your head, spiraling over big questions about God, eternity, reality, and the meaning of life, allow me to talk to you about when thoughts become existential and obsessive. Maybe you can’t stop asking: Perhaps you’re tormented by thoughts like: You might spend hours...
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🔴 The Father’s Love, LUST and Sexual Addictions | Narcissistic Father | OCD and Parenting Autism
In this Resurrection Day Sunday Live broadcast we invite you into a real and honest journey of heart healing and mental health through a biblical lens. We open by sharing a very raw and traumatic story of Melissa experience a violent incident at Target, while sharing about how we processed it. I...
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🔴 OCD Makes You Feel Like a REPROBATE | Demon Confusion | New Career Path | ROCD
In this midweek live, I begin by addressing OCD, scrupulosity, and the tormenting fear of being a “reprobate,” unpacking what the Bible actually says about a debased mind versus what an anxious, obsessive filter tells you about yourself. I talk about salvation OCD, the unpardonable sin, intrusive...
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Embracing IMPERFECTION and Experiencing God’s Love and Grace
I invite you into a gracious, Christ-centered way of relating to your imperfections in a renewed way—not as areas to compulsively fix, run away from or erase, but as places where love and grace can finally reach you and worlk through you. If you struggle with perfectionism, the “just right but...
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Working Through OCD and LOW Feelings and Emotions
If you’ve ever battled OCD, scrupulosity, perfectionism, or just that “never enough” way of living, you may know what it’s like to suddenly find yourself feeling low, empty, and emotionally flat—right in the middle of trying to get better. Today, I unpack what I call the doldrums—those windless,...
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Stop Catastrophizing Your Thoughts
Does your mind have a habit of turning small problems into full-blown emergencies? Do your thoughts spiral into worst-case scenarios before you even have time to catch your breath? If so, you may be caught in a pattern called catastrophizing — and it’s more common than you think. In this…
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Experience Mental, Emotional and Relationship Health
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Mark DeJesus