NUGGETS

by Paul Tautges | February 27, 2018 8:26 am

Five Reasons Many Pastors Struggle with Depression[1] – “Too many pastors have been taught that depression is a mark of them being a failure in ministry.”

Did You Know Charles Spurgeon Struggled with Depression?[2] – “Spurgeon believed that God had a good purpose in all his suffering, and because of it felt he had become a better prepared and more compassionate pastor.”

Loneliness[3] – “Loneliness is painful, and all of us will experience it at some point in our lives. Thankfully, the Lord speaks into our loneliness, and ministers to us in a deeply meaningful way.”

 

Endnotes:
  1. Five Reasons Many Pastors Struggle with Depression: http://thomrainer.com/2018/02/five-reasons-many-pastors-struggle-depression/
  2. Did You Know Charles Spurgeon Struggled with Depression?: https://www.crossway.org/articles/did-you-know-that-charles-spurgeon-struggled-with-depression/?utm_source=Crossway+Marketing&utm_campaign=8e3ed233f3-20180224+-+General+-+Spurgeon+on+the+CL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0275bcaa4b-8e3ed233f3-288275541
  3. Loneliness: http://biblicalcounselingcoalition.org/2018/02/21/loneliness/

Source URL: https://counselingoneanother.com/2018/02/27/nuggets-17/