“Don’t let religious-sounding reluctance fool you. When you plead “unworthy” and refuse to be served by God, you place your judgment about… — Edward T. Welch Compassion 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
“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
“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
“Some hopeless people who anticipate only death cite Scripture that says “I desire to depart and be with Christ” (Phil. 1:23). But… — Edward T. Welch Death 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
“There are more subtle ways we can contribute to depression too. For example, our misguided beliefs might lead us to think that… — Edward T. Welch Depression Copy Share Image
“When you believe what God has said rather than lies, you are doing valuable work. When you choose hope over despair, your… — Edward T. Welch Hope 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
“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
“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
“knew something about prayer, asked Jesus how to pray (Luke 11:1). Here is where prayer really” — Edward T. Welch Prayer 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
“Fear” in the biblical sense is a much broader word. It includes being afraid of someone, but it extends to holding someone… — 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 details of how faith works in spiritual warfare are well known but easily forgotten.” — Edward T. Welch Easily forgotten Copy Share Image
“Through our struggles and pain, we are being offered perseverance, the character of God. Hardships are intended to give us a spiritual… — Edward T. Welch Perseverance 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
“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
“Worldly honor is passé. It is part of a fading kingdom. Honor in Christ is the only true honor.” — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
“If we look only at God’s love, we will not need him, and there will be no urgency in the message of… — Edward T. Welch Feeling guilty Copy Share Image
“Therefore, we cannot rightly say, “My God is not a God of judgment and anger; my God is a God of love.”… — Edward T. Welch Fear Copy Share Image
“Jesus entered the temple area and revealed that he was the perfect and final priest; even more, he was the entire temple.… — Edward T. Welch Bible Copy Share Image
“Since the desires for power and control are in every heart, you don’t have to look overseas for lawless brutality. It happens… — Edward T. Welch Children Copy Share Image
