When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend: Reflections On Life And Ministry With Depression
Written by Mark Meynell
Narrated by Mark Meynell
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About this audiobook
Mark Meynell articulates a heart pain that most of us simply couldn't express. He connects strongly and immediately with fellow cave-dwellers.
'All who read this will feel deeply indebted to Mark, and to God.' Roger Carswell
'Mark invites fellow cave-dwellers and those who love us to walk (or collapse) with him on the road . . . For the first time in a long while, we rest.' Zack Eswine
'Moving and fascinating.' Sean Fletcher
'Fine writing, personal honesty, intellectual analysis, theological incisiveness and simple open-endedness... A must-buy and a must-read.' Julian Hardyman
'Written straight from the heart of pain - yet brimful of hope and courage.' Rachel Kelly
'We are pointed to a Saviour who brings us purpose, grace and hope.' Emma Scrivener
'Practical wisdom and hope . . . without being trite.' Derek Tidball
'Profound, unusual and very personal... demonstrates the extraordinary relevance and power of the Bible in helping us to connect our often mysterious and confusing experiences to God's bigger story. Mark's creative appendix of music, books, poetry, websites and blogs, which have helped him survive his "cave", is invaluable.' Richard Winter
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.
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