“One reason Christians respond positively to a needs psychology is that it takes people's pain seriously. However, this perspective can actually make pain worse. It compounds pain by suggesting that not did the sins of others hurt deeply, but they… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“The gospel is the story of God covering his naked enemies, bringing them to the wedding feast, and then marrying them rather than crushing them.” — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“You don’t really know who you are until you have gone through suffering. We can measure our spiritual growth by the way we behave… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“1. We fear people because they can expose and humiliate us. 2. We fear people because they can reject, ridicule, or despise us. 3.… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“James intentionally enlarges the scope of suffering when he writes, “trials of many kinds.” By doing this, he invites those who experience depression to… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“The feeling of emptiness is usually a sign that we have put our trust in something that can’t sustain us. It reminds us that… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“with this? Do you live as if this is true? Let’s keep going. The Bible isn’t just about heaven and only for the by-and-by.… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“Scripture is about suffering. It has given comfort to millions. It has spawned hundreds of wonderful books that highlight God’s gentle care and Scripture’s… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“Faith feels many different ways. It can be buoyant; it can be depressed and lifeless. Feelings don’t define faith. Instead, faith is simply turning… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“Notice how those who have medicated away their hardships with illegal drugs, alcohol, or sex can seem immature. They may look forty-five, but they… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“Modern spirituality has no hell, no doctrine, no substance. It is about feeling.” — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“Depression ... involves a complete absence: absence of affect, absence of feeling, absence of response, absence of interest. The pain you feel in the course… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“Somehow, turning to God and trusting him with the mysteries of suffering is the answer to the problem of suffering.” — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
