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10. A Fifth Son on the Way
Mania can be brought on by tragedy and by triumphs. I’ll let you guess which one Silas is. Families that Flourish was the title of a message I preached at First Baptist Church early in my tenure there. In preparing for that message God had shown me that the ways that a father “exasperates” his…
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9. Pastor Dad
Micah, Noah, Isaac and Ezra are the names of our first 4 sons. Over the course of the first 6 1/2 years of parenting Lisa and I traveled through a fairly stable season of life. There were no job changes during this time and there were no major moves. However, this changed in 2014 when…
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8. Ballparks, Blood Pressure & Bible Passages
Father’s Day 2006 was a very special and scary day in the life of Lisa and I. We were driving up to Memphis, TN to begin the next leg of our journey together. A leg where I was slated to begin seminary and Lisa would begin teaching at a local Christian high school. It was…
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7. Energy, Emergency & Entropy
Chapter 5 When hypomania runs into an irregular heartbeat Everything was starting to look up for Lisa and I moving into my senior year at Toccoa Falls College. The clouds had lifted, my health energy-levels were rising and my enthusiasm for basketball and life were invigorated. I stopped taking the Lexapro after about a month…
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6. When Clouds Come Crashing In
Chapter 3 When Clouds Come Crashing In Fits of depression come over the most of us. Usually cheerful as we may be, we must at intervals be cast down. -Charles Spurgeon Childhood traumatic events, life-threatening diseases and other high stress circumstances, coupled with a family history of mental health illness makes me a perfect candidate…
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Battle Plan of a Bipolar Pastor
Mediation. Medication. Meditation. Mediation – the importance of prayer support and share support cannot be overstated. This is by far the most practically overlooked aspect of my Battle Plan of Fighting with Bipolar. The term mediation speaks to the idea of intervening in another’s affairs to provide assistance. It is vital for all people to…
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My Bipolar Breakdown
Chapter 2 My Bipolar Breakdown God can make our biggest embarrassment our biggest source of ministry. Bipolar 1, with psychosis was what the discharge papers said back in mid-June as they were handed to me by the staff at Crestwyn Behavioral Center. Over the course of this memoir it is my plan to move back…
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Protected: MT & Sunshine Go To the Army
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About CoachMTWorX
Hey guys! I am so excited about the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Mike Taber and Coach MT has become one of the many titles I have learned to respond to in life. As a pastor for over 17 years now I have had the opportunity to counsel and coach people through various…
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Kids Ministry
Let your imagination run wild with @doodlesbydadzzz, an enchanting subpage of Coach MT WorX. Join Pastor Mike as he unleashes his artistic talents through captivating doodles and illustrations. Explore the world of creativity, where words and pictures come together to convey powerful messages. Whether you're an art enthusiast or simply seeking inspiration, @doodlesbydadzzz will transport…
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Praying for you Mike and for your beautiful family. I can't imagine how painful and difficult this journey has been…
Mike, it is wonderful to read your story and to learn of God's greatness through your weakness! I look forward…