“You don’t really know who you are until you have gone through suffering. We can measure our spiritual growth by the way… — Edward T. Welch Religion Copy Share Image
“Humility means that you acknowledge you don’t know everything, and you might be especially confused when it comes to God.” — Edward T. Welch Confused Copy Share Image
“Fear of man is always part of a triad that includes unbelief and disobedience.” — Edward T. Welch Disobedience Copy Share Image
“Modern spirituality has no hell, no doctrine, no substance. It is about feeling.” — Edward T. Welch Religion 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,… — Edward T. Welch Illegal drugs 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… — Edward T. Welch Different ways 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… — Edward T. Welch Codependency 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… — Edward T. Welch Suffering 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… — Edward T. Welch Emptiness 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… — Edward T. Welch Bible 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… — Edward T. Welch Clinical depression 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… — Edward T. Welch Critical spirit 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… — Edward T. Welch Kingdom of god Copy Share Image
“I have a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time. —Charlie Brown” — Edward T. Welch Charlie brown Copy Share Image
“knew something about prayer, asked Jesus how to pray (Luke 11:1). Here is where prayer really” — Edward T. Welch Prayer Copy Share Image
“Humans are needy by design. Will we abandon the myth of independence and seek God?” — Edward T. Welch Freedom Copy Share Image
“The details of how faith works in spiritual warfare are well known but easily forgotten.” — Edward T. Welch Easily forgotten Copy Share Image
“Our goal is to love people more than need them. We are overflowing pitchers, not leaky cups.” — Edward T. Welch Goals Copy Share Image
“People are most similar to God when he is the object of their affection. People should delight in God, as he does… — Edward t. Welch Love 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… — Edward T. Welch Christianity Copy Share Image
“Even if medication relieves some of the burden of depression, it may be functioning like aspirin. That is, it takes away some… — Edward T. Welch Depression Copy Share Image
“Love breaks the hold of individualism; it builds new communities out of the ashes of broken and fragmented relationships.” — Edward T. Welch Community 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 Suffering Copy Share Image
“We are more concerned about looking stupid (a fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (a fear of God).” — Edward T. Welch Fear Copy Share Image
“When you erode the fear of death with the knowledge that you already died [in Christ], you will find yourself moving toward… — Edward T. Welch Death Copy Share Image
“The odd thing is that fear and anxiety are running away from something, but they don’t know what to run to. They… — Edward T. Welch Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Jesus freely placed your interest above his own. His desire was to elevate your status; in the process he lowered his own.… — Edward T. Welch Jesus Copy Share Image
“Think about the nature of depression. Life is turned inward. You already have a sense that, for all practical purposes, God is… — Edward T. Welch Depression Copy Share Image
“Holy means God cannot be compared to anyone else. He certainly cannot be likened to the worst person you know. He cannot… — Edward T. Welch God Copy Share Image
“We must hate the evil and ungodly assumptions of the world, we must hate our own sinful nature, and we must hate… — Edward T. Welch Body of christ Copy Share Image
“To look to Christ to meet our perceived psychological needs is to Christianize our lusts. We are asking God to give us… — Edward T. Welch Asking god Copy Share Image
“Part of the depressive syndrome is that you are immensely loyal to your interpretation of yourself and your world. If God says… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“The fear of man is no respecter of persons. It might be called codependency by adults, peer pressure with teens, and shyness… — Edward T. Welch Children Copy Share Image
“God's love is a costly love. It never takes the easy path away from relationships. Instead, it plots how to move towards… — Edward T. Welch God love Copy Share Image
“When we first listen to depression, we find that the misery is consuming. It doesn’t point anywhere or say anything. It just… — Edward T. Welch Depression Copy Share Image
“People who have experienced war have learned to accept the trials and sufferings of life. Among many wise, older citizens in American… — Edward T. Welch American society Copy Share Image
“One reason Christians respond positively to a needs psychology is that it takes people's pain seriously. However, this perspective can actually make… — Edward T. Welch Christianity Copy Share Image
“Since ancient times, people have bowed down to idols in the appearance of humility and contrition. But their goal wasn’t to be… — Edward T. Welch Idol Copy Share Image
“Have you ever thought about Jesus’ physical appearance? If you think about the paintings, he was a relatively handsome Dutchman. But if… — Edward T. Welch Physical appearance Copy Share Image
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