RESOURCES: Depression & Spiritual Discouragement
Here’s another recommended Resource List as you minister grace and truth. There are many more list links in the right-hand margin of this homepage.
BOOKS & MINI-BOOKS
- A Lifting Up for the Downcast (old Puritan classic by William Bridge)
- A Student’s Guide to Depression (John C. Kwasny)
- Christians Get Depressed Too (David Murray) – read my 4-part blog review
- Comfort the Grieving (Paul Tautges)
- Depression: A Stubborn Darkness (Ed Welch)
- Depression: Finding Christ in the Darkness, 31-day devotional (Ed Welch)
- Deserted by God? (Sinclair Ferguson)
- Discontentment: Why Am I So Unhappy? (Lou Priolo)
- Down, but Not Out (Wayne Mack)
- Good Mood, Bad Mood (Charles Hodges)
- HELP! I’m Depressed (Carol Trahan) – includes homework
- HELP! I Can’t Handle All these Trials (Joel James)
- HELP! My Friend Is Suicidal (Bruce Ray)
- Hope in God: A Biblical Perspective on Understanding, Overcoming & Preventing Depression (Kristie Gant)
- If I’m a Christian, Why Am I Depressed? (Bob Somerville)
- It’s Not Fair! (Deborah Howard, Wayne Mack)
- Midnight Mercies: Walking with God through Depression in Motherhood (Christine Chappell)
- Overcoming Depression (Paul Tautges) – Workbook for counseling, personal study, and small groups
- Out of the Blues (Wayne Mack)
- Postpartum Depression (Christine Chappell)
- Rethinking Depression: Not a Sickness, Not a Sin (Daniel Berger, II)
- Spiritual Depression: Causes and Cures (Martyn Lloyd-Jones). Study Guide also now available.
- Spurgeon’s Sorrows: Realistic Hope for Those who Suffer from Depression (Zack Eswine)
- What Do You Do When You Become Depressed? (Jay Adams)
- When the Darkness Will Not Lift (John Piper)
AUDIO/VIDEO
- Dealing with Suicide (Bruce Ray)
- God’s Work in Your Depression (John Piper)
- Helping Those Suffering with Depression (Dan Wickert)
- Hope + Help for the Depressed Christian (interview with Zach Eswine)
- How to Find Joy when You’ve Lost It (Paul Tautges)
- How Do I Help a Friend through Postpartum Depression (Mike Emlet)
- Personal Experiences with Depression (David Powlison, Winston Smith)
BLOG ARTICLES
- A Biblical Understanding of Depression (Kathryn Butler, MD)
- Anxiety, Depression, and the Comfort of Christ (Pat Quinn)
- Depression and the King of Comedy (Bob Somerville)
- Four Important Things to Know About Depression, Medicine, and Counseling (Charles Hodges)
- Praying through Depression (Joe Tyrpak)
- Seek the Lord in Times of Trouble (Paul Tautges)
[Updated September 10, 2021]
