I was interview recently on Higher Things Radio. It is on suicide and depression. I thought the interview went really well, and answered some questions I haven’t talked about before. Episode 287. Enjoy!
-Peperkorn
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More on Pastor Suicide
You will find below another link to the apparent suicide that has taken our Lutheran family the last couple days. I knew John as well, and would certainly echo Rev. Fish’s description.
As someone who has gone down the road of seriously considering suicide, I think I have some sense of that darkness. No man knows another’s pain except our Lord, but we can have glimpses of it.
It is truly astonishing to me how many pastors there are out there who discount clinical depression as basically a modern invention. It is real, it is utterly debilitating, and Satan will use it to whatever end can to further his evil plans.
Fortunately, God is merciful. This means, quite simply, that God’s love conquers even death. Even an evil death such as this. When John may have felt abandoned, he was and is not. His baptism remains true. God will not leave him in the clutches of Satan simply because of an illness.
I am still deeply sad, especially for John’s family and his congregation. They will certainly be in my prayers in the days and weeks to come.
God be with us.
-DMR
More on Pastor Suicide
You will find below another link to the apparent suicide that has taken our Lutheran family the last couple days. I knew John as well, and would certainly echo Rev. Fish’s description.
As someone who has gone down the road of seriously considering suicide, I think I have some sense of that darkness. No man knows another’s pain except our Lord, but we can have glimpses of it.
It is truly astonishing to me how many pastors there are out there who discount clinical depression as basically a modern invention. It is real, it is utterly debilitating, and Satan will use it to whatever end can to further his evil plans.
Fortunately, God is merciful. This means, quite simply, that God’s love conquers even death. Even an evil death such as this. When John may have felt abandoned, he was and is not. His baptism remains true. God will not leave him in the clutches of Satan simply because of an illness.
I am still deeply sad, especially for John’s family and his congregation. They will certainly be in my prayers in the days and weeks to come.
God be with us.
-DMR