Spiritual Life and Mental Health

About this episode

Pastor Shane Lems discusses his review of John Swinton’s book on the spiritual lives of Christians facing mental health challenges.

Pastor Shane Lems talks about his recent Ordained Servant review of John Swinton’s book Finding Jesus in the Storm: the Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges. (Eerdmans, 2020). Shane is pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Hammond, Wisconsin. Read the review and read the book. The review can be found here. The Ruling Elder Podcast on Prescription Medication with Jason Poquette (Season 2, Episode 6, June 2024) is available here. Shane’s book recommendations Los...

People in this episode

Host: Shane Lems

Topics covered

• spiritual life
• mental health
• Christianity
• book review
• pastoral care

Keywords

• mental health
• spirituality
• Christian education
• book review
• pastor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Covenant Presbyterian Church

Books & works: Finding Jesus in the Storm: the Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges

Places: Hammond, Wisconsin

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