As We Consider The Causes Of Depression,

I'm Not Denying That Depression Can Be Spiritually Induced. Guilt From Having Wronged And Hurt Others Can Bring It On. A Sense Of Having Failed To Live Out The Will Of God Can Give Rise To Depression. Certainly The Fear Of Death And What Might Follow Can Sap The Joy Out Of Life.

The Traditional Spokespersons For The Evangelicals, Such As Chuck Colson And James Dobson, Have Become Alarmed About This Drift Away From The 'family Values' Issues That They Believe Should Be The Overwhelming Concerns Of Evangelicals. They Have Expressed Their Displeasure In Letters Of Protest Circulated Through The Religious Media.

The Gospel Is About Grace And We All Know That Grace Is About Us Receiving From God Blessings That We Don't Deserve.

It Seems To Me That When We Listen To The Muslim Mystics As They Talk About Jesus And Their Love For Jesus, I Must Say, It’s A Lot Closer To New Testament Christianity Than A Lot Of The Christians That I Hear. In Other Words If We Are Looking For Common Ground, Can We Find It In Mystical Spirituality, Even If We Cannot Theologically Agree, Can We Pray Together In Such A Way That We Connect With A God That Transcends Our Theological Differences?

As We Consider The Causes Of Depression, Those Of Us In The Church Must Face The Ways We Might Be Responsible For Creating It.