Monday, April 8, 2013

The Depression Epidemic



The Depression Epidemic
Why we're more down than ever—and the crucial role churches play in healing.
Dan G. Blazer


The Depression EpidemicThe church is God's hospital. It has always been full of people on the mend. Jesus himself made a point of inviting the lame, the blind, and the possessed to be healed and to accompany him in his ministry, an invitation often spurned by those who thought they were fine as is. We should not be surprised, then, that the depressed populate not only secular hospitals and clinics, but our churches as well. Yet depression remains both familiar and mysterious to pastors and lay church leaders, not to mention to those who share a pew with depressed persons.
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