April 11, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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Here are a number of resources that will help us grow in ministering God’s grace and truth… BOOKS/BOOKLETS/ARTICLES Assessing and Counseling a Person with Suicidal Thoughts (Aaron Sironi) Gaining a Hopeful Spirit (Joni Eareckson Tada) Grieving a Suicide (David Powlison) … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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“As the deer pants for the water so my soul longs after you. You alone are my heart’s desire and I long to worship you.” This song is commonly sung without realizing that it is based on a Psalm describing … Continue reading
December 31, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Lord, strengthen the weak hands, and steady the feeble knees. Say to those that have a fearful heart, ‘Be encouraged, have no fear.’ Answer them with comforting words that are suited to their distress. Say to them, ‘Cheer up! Your … Continue reading
December 22, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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When you need hope in the midst of your hopelessness what you need is the comfort and assurance of God mediated to you through someone who has “been there” (2 Cor 1:3-5). The God of all comfort ministers His never-ending … Continue reading
October 24, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Today, Dr. Bob Somerville provides us with the final post in this 3-part series on depression. In Part 1, he drew out of Elijah’s experience some of the common causes of depression. In Part 2, he showed how God ministered … Continue reading
October 23, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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In yesterday’s post, Dr. Bob Somerville began using the example of Elijah to draw principles for us to consider when counseling one another through depression. The emphasis, yesterday, was the factors that contributed to Elijah’s depressed state. In today’s post, … Continue reading
October 22, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Depression is a malady of the human experience—one of a multitude of ways fallen creatures wrestle through living in a fallen world. Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday our blog posts are gleaned from my friend Dr. Bob Somerville of the Master’s … Continue reading
October 12, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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The past two days were happily spent with David Murray and his film crew as they work to produce a DVD teaching series for small groups on the subject of how Christians can deal with depression. During the interview in … Continue reading
September 7, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Here is another resource page for you… BOOKS/BOOKLETS A Lifting Up for the Downcast (William Bridge) Christians Get Depressed Too (David Murray) – read my 4-part review Depression: A Stubborn Darkness (Ed Welch) Discontentment: Why Am I So Unhappy? (Lou … Continue reading
July 20, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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In 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, the apostle Paul assures us of God’s comfort in times of sadness. He is the God of All Comfort. What a name! God will always be faithful to walk us through times of trial, grief, and … Continue reading
