“Depression ... involves a complete absence: absence of affect, absence of feeling, absence of response, absence of interest. The pain you feel in the course of a major clinical depression is an attempt on nature’s part ... to fill up the empty… — Edward T. Welch 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 not present. Add to that your relentless condemnation and pervasive self-criticism, which have persuaded you that God doesn’t… — 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
