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By: Abigail Dodds November 15, 2011
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ministering to the depressed

David Murray has some very helpful things to say about depression and ministering to the depressed.

HT: Justin Taylor

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Posted by:Abigail Dodds

Wife to Tom and mom to five great kids | Regular Contributor at Desiring God, author of '(A)Typical Woman' (Crossway 2019), M.A. student at Bethlehem College and Seminary | baking enthusiast, garden fanatic, mediocre knitter | All of life for Christ.

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3 replies to ministering to the depressed
  1. Lynette says:
    November 15, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    Yes, Ab, good information!

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  2. Naomi Dillner says:
    December 15, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    This is a rare gem of Christian thinking on depression. A few comments that resonated with me were
    1. Spiritual symptoms aren’t necessarily caused by spiritual sins
    2. Don’t rule out medication
    3. Point to the objective truths of the Bible.
    The objective truth bit is so powerful. In my long struggle with depression, my life boat has been knowing that my salvation – and each minute of my life for that matter – is dependent on what God does and who God is. And He doesn’t change, no matter what :).

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  3. abigailsleftovers says:
    December 20, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    I agree, Naomi! I hope this kind of thinking becomes less rare in the church.

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Wife to Tom and mom to five great kids | Regular Contributor at Desiring God, author of '(A)Typical Woman' (Crossway 2019), M.A. student at Bethlehem College and Seminary | baking enthusiast, garden fanatic, mediocre knitter | All of life for Christ.

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