How Team Be Better; Is Different

This episode explores why feelings can be real without being the final authority, using vivid images like spatial disorientation and a graveyard spiral to argue for an external standard of truth. It also distinguishes ordinary distress from serious mental health crises, making the case that recognizing the boundary between pastoral care and professional intervention is an act of love.

The hosts examine the pressure of “living your truth” and the burnout it can create, arguing for an external anchor in imago Dei rather than shifting emotions. They also draw a clear boundary between spiritual care and serious mental illness, stressing when immediate medical referral is essential.

Show Notes

• Counseling in the Image of God: Why the Imago Dei Matters: https://aacc.net/weekly-devotionals/counseling-in-the-image-of-god-why-the-imago-dei-matters/
• Mental health and the Imago Dei – ECLAS: https://www.eclasproject.org/mental-health-and-the-imago-dei/