My posting on Grace Dependent has become very intermittent and almost non-existent. This is due to a battle I have been waging with Chronic Pain due to disc deterioration in my L3/L4/L5/S1. I am scheduled for surgery on October 25. I have already had one Spinal Fusion surgery two years ago: S1/L5 were fused. This … Continue reading »
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What is Depression: The Condition Understood ~ David Murray
At the beginning of chapter three of David Murray’s resource on Depression, Christians Get Depressed Too, he asks the reader to consider this question: What is depression? He states the necessity to consider it this way: There are two reasons we should be concerned about getting a right answer to this question. The first is … Continue reading »
Hitting the Links: Suffering & Soothing
Today I thought I would give a few links that deal with Suffering and Soothing (or comforting those who suffer). Not all are “Christian” posts, but all have a great deal to offer. Enjoy!: Depression and Chronic Pain at the HALANAKLAMPBLOG. If I could only give one article for someone to read on both these … Continue reading »
The Complexity of Depression: David Murray: Christians Get Depressed Too
Having discussed The Crisis of the issue of Depression at length, David Murray moves into examining The Complexity of the issue in chapter two of his wonderful resource: Christians Get Depressed Too. As I looked through this chapter, I thought I could cover the entirety of it in a review in one post, but I … Continue reading »
Christians Get Depressed Too – an intimate look; pt.6
In the past five posts we have taken a look at David Murray‘s eight reasons why caregivers, pastors, counselors and loved ones ought to pursue greater knowledge of the complex issue of depression. In his book, Christians Get Depressed Too, Murray concisely explains these reasons below: We ought to study Depression: Because the Bible speaks … Continue reading »
Christians Get Depressed Too – an intimate look; pt.1
I was reminded recently of David Murray‘s excellent “little” book entitled, “Christians Get Depressed Too”. Tim Challies posted a blog entry about it and brought it back to mind. I had read it some time ago as a free download because I participated in Challies’ Friend of the Blog program. I am currently re-reading it … Continue reading »
Christians Get Depressed Too – Tim Challies
I read this post in my blog reader early this a.m. It provides serious food for thought, especially the second paragraph. It comes on the heels of my studying Lamentations 3 and Jeremiah’s depression. Here’s the article copied in it’s entirety from Challies’ blog. I, too, have read this book and recommend it highly. One … Continue reading »
