Moe Bergeron

There are moments in pastoral care when the burden one person carries involves another who has not consented to share it. Perhaps a spouse confesses infidelity, a parent reveals abuse, or a friend discloses a pattern of manipulation. In these situations, the call to confidentiality collides with the call to…

The health of the body of Christ depends on a delicate equilibrium: the freedom to be vulnerable and the safety to be trusted. When believers gather to bear one another’s burdens, they are stepping into a sacred space where the deepest wounds of the soul are exposed. Yet, without the…

(This article could have turned into a unprofitable rant. Thankfully I did not go there. This topic is heavy upon my heart.) All too often, the modern church presents a sanitized version of the Christian life, where suffering is viewed as a sign of weak faith or a problem to…

There is a distinct quality to the joy of the believer that the world cannot replicate, nor can it understand. It is not the fleeting happiness that depends on favorable circumstances, good health, or the absence of trouble. Rather, it is a deep, settled gladness that persists even in the…

The fear surrounding the Lord’s Supper often stems from a misunderstanding of what it means to be “unworthy.” If we teach that one must be morally perfect or spiritually advanced to partake, we contradict the very purpose of the meal, which is to feed the hungry and heal the broken. …

There are moments in the life of the church when the invisible becomes visible, when the promises of God take on a tangible form that the eye can see and the hand can touch. For the new believer, who often walks the narrow path between the fear of rejection and…