When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend: Reflections On Life And Ministry With Depression
By Mark Meynell
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
‘I’m looking for the words and writing for those who can’t imagine the words.’
Mark Meynell articulates a heart pain that most of us simply couldn’t express. He connects strongly and immediately with fellow cave dwellers. We relive significant moments from boarding school, Uganda, Berlin and London. We visit the Psalms, Job and The Pilgrim's Progress.
If you're after neat conclusions and a fair-weather faith, this is not for you. This book serves up gritty reality and raw honesty, but also the heartfelt hope that the author's brokenness 'can somehow contribute to another person's integration' and 'inspire their clinging while beset by darkness or fog or blizzards'.
Contents
1 The mask
2 The volcano
3 The cave
4 The weight
5 The invisibility cloak
6 The closing
7 The way
8 The fellow-traveller
9 The gift
Appendix 1 Managing the symptoms
Appendix 2 Unexpected friends in the cave
Appendix 3 Some words from inside the cave
Mark Meynell
Mark Meynell is Director (Europe & Caribbean) of Langham Preaching, part-time Whitehall Chaplain for HM Treasury, HMRC & the Cabinet Office and helps to run Hutchmoot in the UK. He is an ordained minister in the Church of England and was previously on the senior ministry team of All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, UK. He also has experience in theological education having taught at a small seminary in Kampala, Uganda for four years after being in student ministry for churches in the UK. Mark and his wife, Rachel, have two children.
Read more from Mark Meynell
A Wilderness of Mirrors: Trusting Again in a Cynical World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Darkness Seems My Closest Friend: Reflections On Life And Ministry With Depression Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Keswick Year Book 2019: Longing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Angels Long to Read: Reading and Preaching the New Testament Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCross-Examined: The Life-Changing Power Of The Death Of Jesus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend
Related ebooks
A Call to Act: Developing a Poverty-Busting Lifestyle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJudging the Macquaries: Injustice and Mercy in Colonial Australia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInvisible Divides: Class, culture and barriers to belonging in the Church Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Better Ambition: Confessions of a Faithful Liberal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loving Mercy: How to serve a tender-hearted saviour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Guns to God: My journey from drug dealing to deliverance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Radical Reconciler: Lent in All the Scriptures Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDirty Faith: Bringing the Love of Christ to the Least of These Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be a Pastor: Wisdom from the Past for Pastors in the Present Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSunburnt Country, Sweeping Pains: The Experiences of Asian Australian Women in Ministry and Mission Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDynamics of Organizational Change and Learning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Rob Ford Happened: A History of the Toronto Mayor from the Pages of the National Post Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5You Are Free (Even If You Don't Feel Like It): Mental health, faith and finding your way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClear Focus: Rediscovering the Most Important Aspect of Christian School Ministry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHard to be Holy - Royal Commission Ed: From Church Crisis To Community Opportunity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSamuel Rutherford and Some of His Correspondents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gift of the Outsider: What Living in the Margins Teaches Us About Faith Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSearching for Heaven in the Real World: A Sociological Discussion of Conversion in the Arab World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Journey: From the Father wound to living in God's Bigger Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe New Copernicans: Millennials and the Survival of the Church Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGood Baggage: How Your Difficult Childhood Prepared You for Healthy Relationships Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTime to Act: A Resource Book by the Christians in Extinction Rebellion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCruciform Christ Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBelonging: The Autobiography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinding a Church Home Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhite Saviorism in International Development: Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Faithful Farewell: Living Your Last Chapter with Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Christianity For You
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Holy Bible (World English Bible, Easy Navigation) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend
1 rating0 reviews