Category Archives: Depression
Yesterday’s post, The Mind, Body, and Medications, concluded with mention of the experience of Bob Somerville whose lengthy testimony concludes Dr. Laura Hendrickson’s chapter in the new book Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling. Dr. Somerville is a NANC-certified biblical counselor and professor at the Master’s College in Santa Clarita, California. In this gutsy testimony, Bob shares how the grace of God brought him through a deep, dark, and unexpected encounter with depression. Continue reading
Every weekend we highlight one of our free resources. Many times those are media resources—video or audio. But we also have hundreds of blog resources on Christian living and biblical counseling. This weekend’s resource is an example of that. It’ss part of a Biblical Counseling Coalition series of testimonies by people who have received biblical counseling. Though anonymous, each testimony is from a real person who is excited to share how biblical counseling has benefited them. Continue reading
A major part of the vision of the Biblical Counseling Coalition is being a “megaphone” for the best of the best in biblical counseling resources. Today’s post alerts you to ten biblical counseling resource list by Pastor Paul Tautges. This post originally was posted at Paul’s site and is re-posted with Paul’s permission. Continue reading
A testimony of how God used His Word in biblical counseling to bring healing to a young woman struggling with depression, anxiety, and self-harm. Continue reading
In today’s post, I hope to synthesize this venerable pastor’s teaching on discouragement so that the “Heavenly Dr. Sibbes,” as Spurgeon called him, can speak prescriptively to those experiencing discouragement. Continue reading
Psalms 42 and 43 were originally one poem. In this work, the Psalmist paints the picture of a wounded person, sitting in the darkness, awaiting God’s deliverance. The Psalmist’s experience mirrors the experience of depressed people and teaches them where to look as they fight with the darkness. Continue reading
This post shares excerpts from an actual biblical counseling conversation in order to illustrate how to share biblical HOPE with a person struggling with depression. Continue reading
People battling depression struggle to find color/joy and dimension (other than deep suffering). God has provided color and dimension in the Body of Christ to draw them out of isolation and feeling that they are a drag on the joyful within the Body. God shapes us into Christ, brining opposites into unity by His grace in the Body of Christ. Continue reading
Depression often robs us of our hope. The temptation in thinking that we cannot be honest with God about our situation deepens this hopelessness. Proceeding in prayer using the psalmist’s example in Psalm 13 breathes new hope into our lives. Continue reading
The BCC has a robust and growing portfolio of media resources. We’re creating, collecting, collating, and posting the best of the best in video, audio, MP3, Vimeo, YouTube, and other media resources to equip you for one-another ministry. You can … Continue reading
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