A Response to Desiring God on Faith and Mental Health Issues

A Response to Desiring God on Faith and Mental Health Issues 2018-02-09T10:33:06-06:00
A recent tweet from Desiring God has garnered a lot of attention for its seeming message that if one gazes upon the beauty of God, then one’s mental problems will be resolves. This clearly simplistic explanation got a lot of feedback from those who struggle with depression, anxiety, and other problems. In this video, I address the problems with the tweet, and engage in discussion about how we, as Christians, are to understand depression and anxiety.

 


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