Tag Archives: mental illness
Become Ordained into the ranks of the most wonderful people in the world!
I have been in psychiatric hospital twice now (trauma ward). Both times it was a wonderful experience–hard work, some mental pain, authentic living, with lots of caring people around me. Most especially, the people who loved and cared for me … Continue reading
DREAMS
There are some people who think that dreams are just parts and pieces of things you are dealing with during the day. To these people dreams are more like junk being processed. For me, dreams are a connection to those … Continue reading
Life-Thoughts Inspired by Coldplay’s Song “Clocks”
When I heard “Clocks” by Coldplay, well, I just broke down. This song struck such a deep chord inside me. It spoke to my life unlike anything I have experienced. I am very thankful to this group for writing such … Continue reading
20+ THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JONATHAN ALTER
1. I love my wife (even though we are separated and in couples therapy) I love her and always will. Angela does not believe I love her, and for me this is difficult. Like the rest of the world; we … Continue reading
…but deliver us from evil
Several years ago, before I was ordained, I did children’s ministry in a large church in Indiana. I am great with children! Love them! I have several young children who live inside of me and their presence makes me more … Continue reading
MAKING SENSE
And so I search for meaning A way for me (and the world) To live beyond Brokenness A body that hurts And a mind that is twisted– Fragmented– a going insane mind I search for Christ The nails The cross … Continue reading
THE LIFE OF A HERMIT
As I write these words I am presently living in South Carolina. I left my small-Virginia-country-church with a broken heart, but I also knew that my time there was over. God called me there to care for these people during … Continue reading
TURNING AWAY
Turning back to times of pain anguish end of the world damned-to-hell-times Always searching for meaning for some kind of truth for the very ground of our being …wondering Why? Why a dark cross? When God turns Away Leaving us … Continue reading
A TUMOR IN MY BRAIN
Not long after my son’s birth, around the age of 47, I started to get sick. I was a pastor of a small church in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where I could be hiking on the Appalachian Trail … Continue reading
AT HOME IN KANSAS
You see, it all began in the house in Kansas City. In that house, as a little boy, I survived by learning how to do this magic called dissociation. At age 52, I still dissociate to flee from what my … Continue reading
