Garrett, Hayley and Deepak talk about what the Bible says about depression. Warning label: This episode also talks about a depressed person’s battle with suicide.

Topics Discussed

00:00 — Intro and A Word to the Suicidal
02:00 — Is Depression in the Bible?
03:00 — Job, Jeremiah, and the Depths of Despair
06:37 — Satanic Attack and Spiritual Warfare
07:22 — Depression in Moses, Elijah, and David
11:00 — Naomi and Hannah: Faithful Women in Pain
14:14 — The Psalms and Lamentations: Words for the Downcast
22:00 — Groaning and Glory: Romans 8
24:00 — God’s Power in Our Weakness
26:00 — Christ With Us in the Valley
28:00 — Jesus as the Light of the World
30:00 — A Sympathetic High Priest
32:00 — Remembering God in the Darkness
33:57 — Longing for Heaven and the Temptation to Escape
38:00 — The Church as a Means of Help
41:11 — Resources for the Journey

Resources Mentioned

Depression: Finding Christ in the Darkness by Ed Welch

Spurgeon’s Sorrows by Zack Eswine