Depression
Hope for the Depressed
January 10, 2010 by Ed Welch
“Never has so much been crammed into one word. Depression feels terrifying—your world is dark, heavy, painful. Some days you think that physical pain might be easier to endure; at least the pain would be localized. Instead, depression goes to your very soul, corrupting everything in its path. Dead but walking is one way to describe it. You feel numb, but you still remember when you actually feltsomething. Somehow that makes it harder to bear.”
How Do We Help Family and Friends of a Person Struggling with Depression?
January 29, 2014 by Andy Farmer
“God never meant for Christians to live alone. Through the church on earth, therefore, he created a place where Christians could gather for corporate worship, accountability, fellowship, instruction, and godly exhortation. I would even dare say that the fullest expression of our faith cannot occur apart from loving communion with other believers in a local church.”
The Depressed Soul’s Cry to God
Feebruary 4, 2014 by The Biblical Counseling Coalition
“Psalm 13 is one of the most heart-wrenchingly honest prayers in the Bible. Here is a depressed soul, in anguish, wrestling day-in and day-out with what God is doing in his life. He feels abandoned by God, overtaken by grief, and totally pummeled by the enemy of his soul. Yet, as he learns to submit every thought and fear to the Lord, in prayer, ultimately he chooses the path of joy.”
Naps, Snacks, and Sanctification
June 2, 2014 by Clint Archer
“If you are not Superman, whose vascular system is exponentially energized by photosynthesis of a yellow sun, or a Duracell Bunny, who can pummel a drum for ten hours from four AA batteries, you need to put some thought into how to charge your body.”
8 CAUSES OF SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION
March 27, 2014 by Jason Helopoulos
“Most of us go through real times of spiritual melancholy in the Christian life. They can be brief or entire seasons in which, as Gisbertus Voeitus said, a person "fails to feel his or her heart's delight in God and divine things." If you have been a Christian for any period of time, you most likely have experienced this reality. In the midst of these times we often struggle to know why this feeling has crept into our hearts. It is good for us to search our hearts in times like this. We must ask the Lord to give us wisdom in identifying the cause--even as we continue to seek Him.”
3 Biblical Journey Markers When Working Through Depression
April 6, 2015 By: Paul Tautges
“Depression can be debilitating; it may leave you unwilling to function normally and, sometimes, not even caring that it is so. You may feel sad. You may feel angry. You may not feel at all. You may simply be numb.”