The Healing & Freedom Journey

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 you to slow down, breathe, and discover that God’s heart is not performance-driven, but […]

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 passage of Scripture communicates […]

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 warming moments! I move into a […]

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 address salvation OCD and […]

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 comes up, why […]

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 ongoing journey together, as […]

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, faithful, and committed even when we are not. […]

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 dynamics we now call narcissism—especially in […]

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 […]

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, scrupulosity, doubt, and salvation anxiety. I respond to […]

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 like you’re losing your mind: […]

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 struggle with the […]

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 the nurishment and health we […]

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 to anxiety: “For God has not […]

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 Christian values, to the heartache of […]

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 researching online, watching videos, asking pastors […]

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 then shared a […]

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 thoughts, and how perfectionism, performance-driven Christianity. From there, […]

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 never enough” mindset, OCD […]

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, still seasons where the drama of compulsions quiets […]

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 broadcast, I break down what […]

In Sunday Live, we dig into boundaries with dysfunctional and unhealthy parents, neediness, borderline personality disorder, religious OCD, scrupulosity and more! I start off with why Paul was able to break through the fear of death and end the broadcast addressing a 68-year-old pastor who has spent decades tormented by the fear that his past […]

If you’re exhausted from battling your own thoughts, this video is for you. In this teaching, I’m opening up about a struggle that’s been very real in my own life: being afraid of my thoughts—especially those intrusive, “where did THAT come from?” thoughts that seem to hijack your peace and spin you into anxiety, shame, […]

Do you struggle with disturbing, dark or “crazy” thoughts that pop into your mind that make you immediately wonder, “What is wrong with me?” That was my life for a long time. Fear-based, anxiety-ridden, intrusive thoughts would spin me out, and I felt convinced they were exposing something horribly wrong with my heart. In this message, I […]

In this broadcast I div into the intersection of biblical truth and mental health, and how the two meet us right in the middle of our real-life struggles. I start in Philippians 1:12–18, looking at Paul’s imprisonment as a master class in what I call “redeemed interpretation.” Paul was in chains, but he refused to live as a […]