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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the daily article for Friday, May 28th, 2021.

The title is Ryan Reynolds admits his struggle with anxiety, Mental Health Month, and three

biblical steps to healing and hope. Since 1949, May has been Mental Health Month in the U.S.

In recognition of this vital emphasis, actor Ryan Reynolds wrote on Instagram this week about, quote,

My Lifelong Pal, anxiety.

He added, I know I'm not alone and stated,

We don't talk enough about mental health and don't do enough to destigmatize talking about it.

In related news, three-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka has announced that she will not speak with reporters during the upcoming French Open tennis tournament. She explained,

I've often felt that people have no regard for athletes' mental health, and this rings very

true whenever I see a

press conference or partake in one. She ended her statement by conceding that she'll face a considerable

amount of fines for her decision, but she hopes the money will go toward a mental health charity.

Mental health issues are in the news every day, either as the story or the story behind the story.

As a tragic example, the gunman who killed nine people at a California rail yard this week

is thought to have suffered from major mood swings because of bipolar disorder, which became worse when he drank heavily.

A New Yorker article reports that three in four U.S. workers

say they're burned out, and the World Health Organization recently warned that people who work

55 or more hours per week face a greater risk of dying from strokes or heart disease.

Evangelical Christians certainly have reasons for anxiety these days.

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