Hardships

Are you dealing with suicidal thoughts and depression or know someone who is? Here you'll find articles, studies and stories of others' personal experiences with suicide and depression.

All of life is a spiritual learning experience. God is there for people who are suffering. People can really experience God's help and presence in the valley of depression.

I can’t live like this anymore shares hope for those in deep struggle.

Give life another chance. You may be reading this article because you are contemplating killing yourself. Or perhaps you know someone who is. If you are at the end of your rope there are suicide hotlines and other resources here.

My world still stops for a few seconds when I say those words. I never cease to feel the enormity of the loss, the emptiness left in her wake. The wound has healed, but the scar remains.

Whether you are the one experiencing loss or are close to someone who is, join us for this 10-day devotional. We will take a look at what Scripture has to say to us in places of pain as we wrestle with the honest reality of doubts, fears and questions.

After a plane crash took Julie Blom’s husband and two of her children, friends had to learn how to help her heal.

Learn how to move toward overcoming divisions within the church.

Chronic mental health problems are on the rise, raising serious issues for those working with female students.

If you are suffering from something specific today, here are some articles that may help you.

Partnering for a common cause explains working together in ministry and justice.

Cru staff member David Williams shares his perspective on the history and current climate of race relations in America, and how the gospel calls us to unity.

Why justice matters the justice cycle of momentum shows how justice connects to spiritual growth.

The guy with the best dreadlocks in all of Cru talks about how to handle conflict in a healthy manner.

In December 2010, Rick James lost his mom. Two days after the funeral, he gave this talk at TCX in Minneapolis. Listen to this unique perspective on death and discipleship.

In their steps encourages following Jesus’ example in difficult times.

It’s hard to know how to help someone who has experienced trauma. Here are seven practical and compassionate ways you can care for your loved one.

In a world like this, with people from so many different backgrounds and with so many points of view, is unity possible?

We have the opportunity to live unafraid because of a hope that isn’t based on wearing a mask or the development of a vaccine but that rests in a relationship with the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ.

It’s no secret that the sudden onset of COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, has become the central focus of the whole world, making many fear the uncertainty of what’s ahead. Here are some resources to help you process the complexities of COVID-19.

Click on a quote that best describes your thoughts and feelings about racism to learn more about God’s heart for you right where you’re at.

Discussing race in America can be uncomfortable. But as is the case with many important issues, becoming uncomfortable is the only way to make positive change. Only when people leave the comfort of ignorance and choose to enter into the messiness can we work together to bring about positive change.

As you experience emotional fatigue from conversations around race, cultural competency and racial reconciliation, embracing God is not only necessary, but it offers renewal and the benefit of a new mindset.

There’s no perfect recipe to listening and lamenting — no three-step plan to change your own heart. But there are steps you can take to open yourself up to the voices of others and prepare yourself for the changes that God wants to work in you.

When we hold hatred in our hearts for other ethnic groups or when we refuse to love or when we think of ourselves as more valuable than other people groups, we rebel against God’s best intentions for us. This divides us and turns us against one another. Yet we are not without hope.

When the coronavirus brought the whole world to a screeching halt, you likely found yourself disappointed about your life, or perhaps the lack thereof. Whatever you’re disappointed about, here are six things you can do to handle your disappointment in a healthy way.

What does Jesus have to say to us during the coronavirus outbreak? And how should Christians respond to the pandemic?

Juneteenth helps us to see God through the African American experience and stands to remind us that though this experience includes the brutal chains of slavery, emancipation came and broke those physical shackles free.

Suffering is an undeniable reality, but why does God allow suffering? How do we know God cares for us, and that our suffering will ultimately be for our good?

Many men and women struggle to find victory over pornography. Explore this life-changing journey to find hope and resources to conquer this addiction.

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