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Depression is as common in the mental health field as the common cold, say two contributors to this month’s feature department. So why don’t Christians have a better handle on depression and other mental illnesses? One reason is the common assumption that a Christian who battles mental illness is lacking in his faith or has been forsaken by God. This isn’t what the Bible says—it anticipates that we will be hurt and wounded. It also asserts that we will be loved. Our writers this month affirm this message and encourage us to reevaluate our understanding of mental illness.
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I lost myself in July 2003 when the lights went out, and 18 months passed before I felt the warmth of light again.
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Depression is called the “common cold of mental health,” and can cause Christians to “feel”
cut off from God. Those feelings are not accurate.
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Bipolar disorder can give people with this mental illness and their families and friends experiences they never imagined. How can congregations help?
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When the church seeks to be a compassionate light to the world, how
does it do so with individuals or families affected by bipolar
disorder?
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Psalm 88 is what faithfulness sounds like in situations of unrelenting pain.
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