I'm a Christian. Please don't hear that I am culturally part of the Judeo-Christian mindset adhering to standards of religious ethics. Rather, I am a passionate follower of Jesus Christ cultivating a reciprocal dynamic in relationship with the Most High God through the sacrifice and resurrection of His Son. As such, I attend church and fellowship with others who do also. THAT I am much less passionate about. The problem with the church is that it is full of people, real live people who sometimes spiritualize their ignorance into dogma. A friend posted this short sermon on Facebook recently, and I couldn't help but contrast it against an article posted a few days earlier discounting ADHD as well as all mental health disorders as a ploy by pharmaceutical companies and unscrupulous doctors who desire to drug our children and reap the profits, preying on our gullibility. The article was scarfed up by well meaning church members and reposted as authoritative, after all, it ECHOS what is being taught either consciously or unconsciously in our churches: Failing mental health is a character defect, not a legitimate physiological medical condition. Christians moralize it, and scorn treatment. I love this man's willingness to SAY what no one else in the church is saying.
No, I do not suffer from depression. But my children have wrestled with it in its ugliest form. As parents, we cannot buy into the lie, no matter where it is espoused, that any condition not measurable via venipuncture lacks credibility.
No, I do not suffer from depression. But my children have wrestled with it in its ugliest form. As parents, we cannot buy into the lie, no matter where it is espoused, that any condition not measurable via venipuncture lacks credibility.
Published on May 8, 2012 by dallasseminary
Pastor Tommy Nelson, Senior Pastor of Denton Bible Church, shares his experience of depression.
Pastor Tommy Nelson, Senior Pastor of Denton Bible Church, shares his experience of depression.
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