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Is depression a sin? No. Depression is not a sin nor is it always caused by being sinful. Depression is a real physical mental illness. Having a medical condition is not a sin. God doesn’t punish us with illness or physical conditions. It is we who try to explain the pain and despair of illness…

I was at the CDRIN training program in Calgary, Alberta when I first met Barbara Swanston. We were sitting at our tables, politely introducing ourselves. When it was Barbara’s turn she stood up and, without being afraid of what we might think, simply said, “I’m here because my son, Terry, died by suicide.” Putting the…
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