Mental Health Mondays http://www.staog.org/ South Tacoma Assembly of God contact@staog.org South Tacoma Assembly of God Have you ever noticed a disconnect between what you believe about God and what you live out in your every day Christian life? Our mental health is an important aspect of our wholeness and wellness. Tune in every Monday morning as Pastor Jonathan Burger of Emmaus Ministries NW helps to acknowledge mental health and its role in our walk with Christ, and bridge the gap between what we know and what we live. Have you ever noticed a disconnect between what you believe about God and what you live out in your every day Christian life? Our mental health is an important aspect of our wholeness and wellness. Tune in every Monday morning as Pastor Jonathan Burger of Emmaus Ministries NW helps to acknowledge mental health and its role in our walk with Christ, and bridge the gap between what we know and what we live. en © 2026 South Tacoma Assembly of God no Mental Health Monday: Walking in Victory Jonathan Burger <p>Sometimes walking in victory doesn't look like having no opposition; it looks like having opposition and still being able to walk through to the other side. It's in the "going through" that reveals the victory. Being more than a conqueror doesn't mean we avoid what's happening in our lives - Rather, we are able to overcome because we pushed through. What are you avoiding that you need to go through? In this Mental Health Monday, join Pastor Jonathan Burger as he challenges us to walk in victory.</p><p><br></p> <p>Sometimes walking in victory doesn't look like having no opposition; it looks like having opposition and still being able to walk through to the other side. It's in the "going through" that reveals the victory. Being more than a conqueror doesn't mean we avoid what's happening in our lives - Rather, we are able to overcome because we pushed through. What are you avoiding that you need to go through? In this Mental Health Monday, join Pastor Jonathan Burger as he challenges us to walk in victory.</p><p><br></p> Sometimes walking in victory doesn't look like having no opposition; it looks like having opposition and still being able to walk through to the other side. It's in the "going through" that reveals the victory. Being more than a conqueror doesn't mean we avoid what's happening in our lives - Rather, we are able to overcome because we pushed through. What are you avoiding that you need to go through? In this Mental Health Monday, join Pastor Jonathan Burger as he challenges us to walk in victory.


]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 644 1 94c5805d4d3407a71506aea5015031f4 no Mental Health Monday: Thankful for the Scars Jonathan Burger <p>What are you thankful for? It can be difficult to be thankful for opposition and struggle, but those things provide the opportunity to shift our perspective. Having a heart of thanksgiving allows us to look at the things we have faced and find joy and peace in what we have overcome. In this Mental Health Monday, Jonathan encourages us to look at our circumstances differently, and choose to live with a heart of thanksgiving.</p><p><br></p><p>Schedule a counseling appointment at <a href="http://www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact</a></p> <p>What are you thankful for? It can be difficult to be thankful for opposition and struggle, but those things provide the opportunity to shift our perspective. Having a heart of thanksgiving allows us to look at the things we have faced and find joy and peace in what we have overcome. In this Mental Health Monday, Jonathan encourages us to look at our circumstances differently, and choose to live with a heart of thanksgiving.</p><p><br></p><p>Schedule a counseling appointment at <a href="http://www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact</a></p> What are you thankful for? It can be difficult to be thankful for opposition and struggle, but those things provide the opportunity to shift our perspective. Having a heart of thanksgiving allows us to look at the things we have faced and find joy and peace in what we have overcome. In this Mental Health Monday, Jonathan encourages us to look at our circumstances differently, and choose to live with a heart of thanksgiving.


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]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 666 2 f7326ed959351daed8be8756acc2eb2f no Mental Health Monday: Routine Maintenance Jonathan Burger <p>Is there an aspect of your life that you need to check in on before the damage gets worse? When we don't deal with things preventatively, we have to address the catastrophic issues that are the result. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan shows why counseling isn't just for when things get bad - it's to routinely make sure that things don't go in that direction.</p><p><br></p><p>Schedule a counseling appointment at <a href="http://www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact</a></p> <p>Is there an aspect of your life that you need to check in on before the damage gets worse? When we don't deal with things preventatively, we have to address the catastrophic issues that are the result. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan shows why counseling isn't just for when things get bad - it's to routinely make sure that things don't go in that direction.</p><p><br></p><p>Schedule a counseling appointment at <a href="http://www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.emmausministriesnw.com/contact</a></p> Is there an aspect of your life that you need to check in on before the damage gets worse? When we don't deal with things preventatively, we have to address the catastrophic issues that are the result. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan shows why counseling isn't just for when things get bad - it's to routinely make sure that things don't go in that direction.


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]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 761 3 caa2a6a73f5cf9bdd137c9e8be649c76 no Live Q&A Podcast Jonathan Burger, Abby Burger <p>In Monday's Mental Health Live Q & A, Jonathan and Abby of Emmaus Ministries NW answered questions concerning forgiveness, navigating challenging relationships, raising a child that has been labeled with a disorder, and so much more! Listen to this podcast-based version of Monday's Mental Health Live Q & A with Jonathan and Abby Burger.</p> <p>In Monday's Mental Health Live Q & A, Jonathan and Abby of Emmaus Ministries NW answered questions concerning forgiveness, navigating challenging relationships, raising a child that has been labeled with a disorder, and so much more! Listen to this podcast-based version of Monday's Mental Health Live Q & A with Jonathan and Abby Burger.</p> In Monday's Mental Health Live Q & A, Jonathan and Abby of Emmaus Ministries NW answered questions concerning forgiveness, navigating challenging relationships, raising a child that has been labeled with a disorder, and so much more! Listen to this podcast-based version of Monday's Mental Health Live Q & A with Jonathan and Abby Burger.

]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2530 4 8ea93f070efb46db93a1909536d270b7 no Lay It Down Jonathan Burger <p>The more burdens you're carrying, the less availability you have to pick up what God has for you. Not only do our burdens weigh us down, but they restrict us from being able to help bear the burdens of others. If you're feeling the weight of the things you've been carrying, this Mental Health Monday is for you!</p> <p>The more burdens you're carrying, the less availability you have to pick up what God has for you. Not only do our burdens weigh us down, but they restrict us from being able to help bear the burdens of others. If you're feeling the weight of the things you've been carrying, this Mental Health Monday is for you!</p> The more burdens you're carrying, the less availability you have to pick up what God has for you. Not only do our burdens weigh us down, but they restrict us from being able to help bear the burdens of others. If you're feeling the weight of the things you've been carrying, this Mental Health Monday is for you!

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 789 5 af719459fc9e2a0728d942854e8df723 no Who Are You? Jonathan Burger <p>Your story is important in the communication of who you are. If you had to ask yourself the question, "Who are you?", what would be your answer? When you know yourself, you can better navigate how to present yourself to others, as well as accept who others are.</p> <p>Your story is important in the communication of who you are. If you had to ask yourself the question, "Who are you?", what would be your answer? When you know yourself, you can better navigate how to present yourself to others, as well as accept who others are.</p> Your story is important in the communication of who you are. If you had to ask yourself the question, "Who are you?", what would be your answer? When you know yourself, you can better navigate how to present yourself to others, as well as accept who others are.

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 745 6 829667667f8d92db85140f29985d9b87 no Returning to Heal from Trauma Jonathan Burger <p>Would you put a bandaid on a broken arm? When we don't deal with trauma, it causes an infection in our soul that leads to further infection. What are you avoiding that you need to return to in order to be healed? In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to use grace to move forward, and grace to go backward to revisit those things that keep us from moving forward.</p> <p>Would you put a bandaid on a broken arm? When we don't deal with trauma, it causes an infection in our soul that leads to further infection. What are you avoiding that you need to return to in order to be healed? In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to use grace to move forward, and grace to go backward to revisit those things that keep us from moving forward.</p> Would you put a bandaid on a broken arm? When we don't deal with trauma, it causes an infection in our soul that leads to further infection. What are you avoiding that you need to return to in order to be healed? In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to use grace to move forward, and grace to go backward to revisit those things that keep us from moving forward.

]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 794 7 5bbc94fdcd4a24f08b455455d59f79e8 no It's OK to Not Be OK Jonathan Burger <p>Mistakes aren't disqualifiers as long as we keep moving beyond the failures. When we're pursuing living in the abundant life that Jesus provided for us, there will be things that can trip us up. If you've started the process towards wholeness, don't let failure stop you. Have grace for yourself. It's okay to not be okay.</p> <p>Mistakes aren't disqualifiers as long as we keep moving beyond the failures. When we're pursuing living in the abundant life that Jesus provided for us, there will be things that can trip us up. If you've started the process towards wholeness, don't let failure stop you. Have grace for yourself. It's okay to not be okay.</p> Mistakes aren't disqualifiers as long as we keep moving beyond the failures. When we're pursuing living in the abundant life that Jesus provided for us, there will be things that can trip us up. If you've started the process towards wholeness, don't let failure stop you. Have grace for yourself. It's okay to not be okay.

]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 719 8 03ec07446f37fcd2f4b9141da273aeef no A Refurnished Home Jonathan Burger <p>In God's presence we find deliverance - but what happens afterwards? Once deliverance takes place, there are habits that need to change so that we don't invite the same spiritual problems that we previously had. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to live in freedom that lasts through habits that sustain our deliverance, not take us back to what we were delivered from.</p> <p>In God's presence we find deliverance - but what happens afterwards? Once deliverance takes place, there are habits that need to change so that we don't invite the same spiritual problems that we previously had. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to live in freedom that lasts through habits that sustain our deliverance, not take us back to what we were delivered from.</p> In God's presence we find deliverance - but what happens afterwards? Once deliverance takes place, there are habits that need to change so that we don't invite the same spiritual problems that we previously had. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to live in freedom that lasts through habits that sustain our deliverance, not take us back to what we were delivered from.

]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 980 9 93f1d2b663e2d8f36cd85b31cee20710 no Utilizing Emotions Jonathan Burger <p>It's not a sin to be emotional or display those emotions - they alert us to what is going on inside of us. It's not the emotions that are the problem - it's what we do with the emotions that often gets us in trouble. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to consider where our emotions are directing us, and if they are leading us to places of freedom or coping.</p> <p>It's not a sin to be emotional or display those emotions - they alert us to what is going on inside of us. It's not the emotions that are the problem - it's what we do with the emotions that often gets us in trouble. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to consider where our emotions are directing us, and if they are leading us to places of freedom or coping.</p> It's not a sin to be emotional or display those emotions - they alert us to what is going on inside of us. It's not the emotions that are the problem - it's what we do with the emotions that often gets us in trouble. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to consider where our emotions are directing us, and if they are leading us to places of freedom or coping.

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 778 10 bd8c31289b91c68455b99b2c847effc4 no Moldy Manna Jonathan Burger <p>When God provided manna for the Israelites, He also told them to only take what they needed for that day. Anything stored and left over would become moldy and spoil. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to question whether we are still trying to grow and live on something that was only supposed to be a temporary provision.</p> <p>When God provided manna for the Israelites, He also told them to only take what they needed for that day. Anything stored and left over would become moldy and spoil. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to question whether we are still trying to grow and live on something that was only supposed to be a temporary provision.</p> When God provided manna for the Israelites, He also told them to only take what they needed for that day. Anything stored and left over would become moldy and spoil. In this Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to question whether we are still trying to grow and live on something that was only supposed to be a temporary provision.

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 720 11 daf0ee7f792e292ff6eeb4ee3a91172a no Rancid Water Jonathan Burger <p>What we allow into our lives will either make us sick or give us life. What are you taking in? This Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan discusses rancid water, and the importance of making sure what we put into our souls is feeding us, not destroying us.</p> <p>What we allow into our lives will either make us sick or give us life. What are you taking in? This Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan discusses rancid water, and the importance of making sure what we put into our souls is feeding us, not destroying us.</p> What we allow into our lives will either make us sick or give us life. What are you taking in? This Mental Health Monday, Pastor Jonathan discusses rancid water, and the importance of making sure what we put into our souls is feeding us, not destroying us.

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