by Stephen A. Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC | Nov 17, 2022 | NuWELL
Faith and emotional health By Stephen Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC · Reviewed and updated October 8, 2026 · 8 min read The alarm goes off, but getting out of bed feels harder than it did a few months ago. You are sleeping longer, withdrawing from people, craving comfort...
by Stephen A. Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC | Nov 14, 2022 | NuWELL
Pastors and addicted congregants have a historically rocky relationship. On the one hand, a general lack of knowledge and understanding has led the relationship to be more problematic than beneficial. On the other hand, there’s great potential for educated pastors to...
by Stephen A. Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC | Nov 14, 2022 | NuWELL
Election seasons are stressful, and another midterm election has come and gone. Regardless of which side of the political aisle you sit on, most believers are facing politically-induced stress in some way or another. Throughout our democratic history, fear and stress...
by Stephen A. Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC | Nov 14, 2022 | NuWELL
Stress is “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” Pastors understand the concept of stress very well, though often in a different light than those not of the clergy. Pastoral stress is a unique...
by Stephen A. Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC | Nov 7, 2022 | NuWELL
Pastoral ministry is rife with spiritual warfare, and pastors should pay special attention to the battles being fought around them. As pastors are often the pillar holding their church and congregation up, it makes sense that Satan would use various methods to test...
