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[I am reprinting this here from my blog on Christians and depression, I Trust When Dark My Road. -LL] It’s been five years since my life took a strange sideways turn. I’ve written about it before (HERE, and HERE for example).  It has made Good Friday a very strange day for me, personally. This year [...]

(This is a copy of the  article on my church’s web site.) Messiah Lutheran Church is pleased to announce its first speaker in the IMPACT series. The IMPACT series is a series of presentations available to the community in conjunction with our fiftieth anniversary. Our first presentation is entitled, I Trust When Dark My Road: [...]

[Reprinted from my other blog] I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression first went into print last June. All of the copies from the first printing were taken before it even entered the building at LCMS World Relief and Human Care. The book has touched many lives with the Gospel, and [...]

Words worth considering…. Preaching the Resurrection to the Mentally Ill | I Trust When Dark My Road

While I’m at it, this is my interview on depression from back in September. Enjoy!

I really envy pastors that get excited about Christmas.  In many respects I truly love Christmas.  I think that Advent hymns are probably the strongest in the hymnal, and once you get past all the English carols, Lutheran hymnody on our Lord’s Incarnation are wonderful and as full of Gospel as any you will find. [...]

I haven’t talked much on this blog about my struggles with depression.  It is a topic that is worth some consideration, especially as pastors who minister to the wounded every day. I’ll think about posting on it more. I enjoyed my interview on Issues, Etc.  If you missed it, you can find it as an [...]

Friends, This afternoon I am being interviewed on the topic of depression and the Christian on Issues etc.  The interview is at 3:25 p.m. CST.  Go to Issues Etc. for more information! -LL