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Who Was Depressed in the Bible?

In: Building Hope, Faith, Mental Health on: October 7, 2023

Since the Bible is essentially the history of the heroes of faith and their interactions with God, you might assume that none of these titans of holiness were depressed in the Bible. Perhaps these heroes of faith might have been surrounded by depressed individuals, certainly they must have been …

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Category: Building Hope, Faith, Mental HealthTag: Bible, bible verses about mental health, bible verses for the suicidal, Christian mental health, depression, elijah and depression, mental health, Moses, Paul, stories of mental illness in the bible, who was depressed in the bible

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17 Psalms for Depression: The Complete Guide

In: Building Hope, Faith, Mental Health on: August 9, 2023

If you’re like a lot of people, you might feel like the Bible doesn’t have much to say about depression. Well, if that’s you, I’ve got great news for you. Because the Bible is composed of the stories and lives and experiences of real people who actually lived, these very real people experienced very …

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Category: Building Hope, Faith, Mental HealthTag: bible verses about mental health, bible verses for the suicidal, Building Hope, christian help for depression, Christian mental health, complete guide, depression, psalms, psalms for depression

We’ve All Got Issues—Practical Ways to Address Mental Illness Struggles in the Church

In: Community, Mental Health on: August 9, 2022

I have the privilege of sharing my site again with a good friend. Meet Janeen Ippolito: Janeen Ippolito is an award-winning author of bestselling fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She’s also a mental health/chronic illness survivor and a veteran of Christian ministry who believes in church …

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Category: Community, Mental HealthTag: ADD, anxiety, Autism, church, depression, mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, trauma

Until Then (A Guest Post)

In: Mental Health on: August 9, 2022

I have the honor of sharing my page today with Jessica Seale. Here's a little bit about Jessica: Jessica Seale is a writer and online mentor from Southern Middle TN. She writes novels, scripts, and essays, mostly on the topics of mental health. She is graduating with her MFA in creative writing in …

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Category: Mental HealthTag: anxiety, depression, medication, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, psych ward, psychiatric hospital, psychotherapeutic medication

Does Mental Illness Ruin God’s Plans for My Life? (Psalm 139 and Mental Health)

In: Mental Health on: August 3, 2022

Mental Health Musings on Psalm 139 God made us for a purpose, to accomplish tasks laid out before us. But doesn’t having a mental illness, like depression, schizophrenia, or PTSD, to name a couple, completely throw off God’s plan for our lives? The answer is simple and biblical. No, not in the …

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Category: Mental HealthTag: anxiety, called, Christian mental health, depression, destiny, mental health, Psalm 139, PTSD

Depression is NOT Disappointment | How to Help Someone Process Disappointment

In: Mental Health on: September 9, 2021

Leslie was trying to make it work with her husband. They had been struggling for years. Counseling didn’t seem to help, because neither of them was really willing to change the things that needed to change for their marriage to be better. They had talked with their pastor, but none of his …

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Category: Mental HealthTag: counseling, depression, disappointment, divorce, Israel, Moses, Numbers 11, suicide

Depression is NOT Grief | How to Help Someone Grieve

In: Mental Health on: September 1, 2021

One of my best friends Alfred called me and told me the terrible news. His dad has suddenly passed from a brain aneurysm. Alfred didn’t know what to do, he didn’t know how to respond, this wasn’t supposed to happen like this. His dad was mostly healthy, and this was completely unexpected. He thought …

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Category: Mental HealthTag: Death, depression, grief, job, loss, loved ones, ministry of presence

Depression is Not Anger | How To Respond to a Suicidal Friend

In: Mental Health on: August 25, 2021

Suzanne just thought it would work out differently. She applied for that job, knowing she was more than qualified for it. She rocked the interview and even got immediate feedback from her interviewer telling her to expect a phone call with a job offer in a couple of days. When the email came the …

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Category: Mental HealthTag: anger, deconstructing faith, deconstruction, depression, Jonah, Jonah 4, suicidal thoughts, suicide

Is Depression a Sin? (3 Examples of Depression in the Bible)

In: Mental Health on: June 21, 2021

Christians and Depression Too often, those in the Church are quick to call depression and other mental illnesses a sin, calling the sick to repent and return to God. It breaks my heart to see this response because there is no other type of illness where this would be acceptable. Never in a million …

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Category: Mental HealthTag: darkness, depression, garden of gethsemane, gospel of matthew, I Peter, Jesus, sin

Interview on This Undivided Life Podcast

In: Chronic Illness, Mental Health on: May 11, 2021

I had the privilege of being interviewed by my friend Troy McLaughlin on his podcast This Undivided Life. We talked about everything from my favorite meal ever to where God is in the midst of depression and suicidal thoughts. If you've ever wanted to hear more of my story, this is the perfect …

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Category: Chronic Illness, Mental HealthTag: depression, Jesus, podcast, suicide, this undivided life, Troy McLaughlin

What I Learned about the Church in a Psych Ward

In: Community, Faith, Mental Health on: October 17, 2018

 Christianity and Depression I recently spent a week in a mental hospital. There. I said it. Family life had been a bit stressful, work was going well, and my side business was growing. Oh, and I was editing a new book about mental illness. But for the better part of a week, I realized I was not …

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Category: Community, Faith, Mental HealthTag: anxiety, church, church leadership, depression, mental health, PTSD

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Depression and Heavy Water Create a Warrior

In: Building Hope, Faith, Fear on: March 5, 2014

The cursor won’t stop blinking. Even when I don’t look at it, I know it’s there. Mocking me for the empty page in front of me. I know every page starts empty, but I feel the mockery nonetheless. The lack of words proves the whispers in my ear – You have NOTHING to offer. This is what it feels …

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Category: Building Hope, Faith, FearTag: depression, heavy water, just, just prayer, lame prayer, no condemnation, pain, prayer, romans 8, romans 8:1, samurai, struggle, the last samurai, tom cruise, water, writers block

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