I have wrestled with these pages. Who is this for? How straightforwardly and plainly can I name what I see and what I believe God asks of me, of Banner Institute, and of His Church? How responsible is it to share my thoughts on these things and further to presume to try to do something…

We throw the word “narcissist” around. It’s the go-to label for the toxic ex, the tyrannical boss, the politicians we dislike. But the true meaning is much deeper. The DSM gives us a clean clinical box: grandiosity, lack of empathy, entitlement, etc.. We treat that box as the whole story. But the box is too…

A whole-brain approach to hope and emotional healing Depression doesn’t wear just one face. For some, it looks like heaviness and fatigue. For others, it may be hidden behind an outgoing and upbeat exterior. And still others, it’s flatness, fog, or a sense of being disconnected from life. Motivation slips. Sleep shifts. Joy feels out…

In our world right now, there’s no shortage of unrest, uncertainty, and unsettling events. Everywhere you turn, there’s another headline, another crisis, another “what now?” moment. In the Old Testament, we often hear God reminding His people: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.”(Exodus 20:2, Deuteronomy 5:6, Leviticus 26:13) At…

An Introduction to Brain Training #2  People often ask what happens during a neurofeedback session, so my goal here is to give you a good picture of what happens and why we do what we do. Neurofeedback sounds like a high-tech solution, and in many ways, it is. But at its core, it’s a simple…

What Is Neurofeedback?  An Introduction to Brain Training It’s just a fact that life can leave us feeling worn down, anxious, distracted, or simply out of rhythm. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we can’t quite think or feel our way back into balance. And if you’ve never heard of neurofeedback before, you’re not…

This post is entitled, Beginning to Pray because we all are beginners. Sometimes, we may havequestions about prayer: why pray? how to pray? what about this or that related to prayer? Buthere’s a perspective which may be helpful and encouraging: Prayer is not a mystery to be solved. Prayer is a mystery of love to…

Series: The Greatest of These—Becoming a Friend of God (1 of 12) Editor’s Note The Banner Institute begins this series at the fountainhead: God Himself is the One who initiates friendship. Curtis Wilson’s opening pages remind us that the Christian life is not mere pardon but an invitation into the very life of the Trinity. In Banner’s own work we see…

Mama Said There’ll Be Days Like This – Part 2 Let’s be real. Just reading the title probably made some of you cringe. Maybe your parents didn’t talk to you about sex—or if they did, it was weird, vague, or soaked in shame. But here you are now, a parent, wondering how on earth you’re…