Episode 42 42min February 2, 2026

Depression Part 3

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Hayley, Deepak and Garrett talk about depression and how to think about depression as complicated suffering.

 

Topics Discussed

 
00:00 – Introduction & Biblical Framework

03:31 – Depression as a Continuum: Situational vs. Dispositional

07:27 – Idolatry and Sorrow: Where Do They Intersect?

12:00 – Chronic Depression and the Role of Suffering

17:00 – Complicated Suffering

23:00 – The “Middle Ground” Experience

33:22 – Joy Reframed: Hopeful Stability

34:00 – Application for Pastors, Saints, and Sufferers

 

Resources Mentioned

 
Depression: Finding Christ in the Darkness by Ed Welch (31-day Devotional)

Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness by Ed Welch

“Tortured, Imperfect, and Held by Jesus” – article by Garrett Kell

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