Thursday, May 03, 2007

Understanding Depression

I am going to take a week off from the series- Fostering Intimacy in Marriage- to highlight a video testimony from Pastor Tommy Nelson. Tommy Nelson is a well-known Bible Teacher. He is known for producing excellent small group studies in the books of Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes and Romans. He also travels all over the world teaching his Song of Solomon conference. Tommy has recently gone through a severe period of depression and in this video he does a tremendous job of helping you understand the causes and impact of depression- both for the one who is depressed and for family members. He also approaches depression from a Biblical perspective, and he does as good of a job as I have seen breaking down the proper, scientific understanding and use of medication for depression. I cannot state any more strongly how important it is for you to take 25 minutes to watch this video. Unless you live in a cave you will experience depression yourself or you will have a loved one suffer from depression and this video speaks to depression better than any I have seen in my years of study. Check out the video by clicking here