Our 6 week small group book study will begin Saturday, October 22nd @10am in the Worship Center

Books are available online at chalicepress.com, amazon.com or in bookstores.<!--more-->When do you learn that “normal” doesn’t include lots of yelling, lots of sleeping, lots of beating? In<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family, and Church</i>, Sarah Griffith Lund looks back at her father’s battle with bipolar disorder, and the helpless sense of déjà vu as her brother and cousin endure mental illness, as well. She seeks answers in her faith communities, from feeling pain in God’s presence, through seeing the Holy Spirit on Death Row as she witnesses her cousin’s execution.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

With a small group study guide and “Ten Steps for Developing a Mental Health Ministry in Your Congregation,”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Blessed Are the Crazy</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is more than memoir—it’s a resource for churches and other faith-based groups to provide healing and comfort. As Sarah writes, “This testimony is for anybody who has ever wondered how God can use craziness to teach us about the depths of human and divine love.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>