Comments on: “I’m thinking of going to the doctor for depression meds” https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: steve https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-46118 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 03:03:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-46118 IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE A CHRISTIAN EVOLUTIONIST? BY STEVE FINNELL

According to a 2013 survey by the Pew Research Center 27% of white evangelical Protestants, 68% of white Catholics and 78% of white mainline Protestants believe that humans have evolved over time.

Is it possible to be a Christian evolutionist? How is that possible?

God is either the creator of all things or a human evolutionists. He is not both.

Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said , “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…….27 So God created man in His own image…(NKJV)

God did not say let man evolve into His own image.

Matthew 19:4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female.” (NKJV)

Jesus said, male and female were made at the beginning. Male and female did not evolve, they were created.

Some who claim to be Christians, say that the Genesis account of creation is allegorical or mythical. Is Matthew 19:4 allegorical and mythical as well?

Others claim to believe in theistic evolution. God is either creator of all things or a humanist evolutionist, God is not both.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE CHRISTIAN AND AN EVOLUTIONISTS? GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!

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]]> By: Heath Lambert and The Rabbits Pulled From Hats, i.e. “Psychiatric Diagnoses” | Now...Through A Glass Darkly https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-45405 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:14:04 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-45405 […] imbalances.   I was banned outright  from David’s blog when my Irish got up over the  apalling lack of informed consent demonstrated  in his blogpost “I’m Thinking of Going to the Doctor for Depression Meds.”  (I did apologize on […]

]]> By: BCC Weekend Resource: Depression, Medication, and Biblical Counseling | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-44547 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 09:00:37 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-44547 […] I’ve been interacting with my friend, David Murray, on issues related to Depression, Medication, and Biblical Counseling. My series of blog posts began when Dr. Murray posted on his site, I’m Thinking about Going to the Doctor for Depression Meds. […]

]]> By: 6 Words of Counsel about Depression, Medication, and Biblical Counseling https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-44464 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:01:39 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-44464 […] Murray recently posted a response he made to someone who told him he had reluctantly decided to see a doctor about taking medication […]

]]> By: View-Worthy: 2/4/14 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-44281 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:03:20 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-44281 […] David Murray. I’m Thinking about Going to the Doctor for Depression Meds. […]

]]> By: “I’m Thinking about Going to the Doctor for Depression Meds”—What Is a Compassionate, Comprehensive Response? | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-44224 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:01:44 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-44224 […] My friend, David Murray, recently shared an important blog post entitled, I’m Thinking about Going to the Doctor for Depression Meds. […]

]]> By: Emily https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-44020 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:20:14 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-44020 Tammy~From personal experience, I could not agree more with your wise words. I am not a doctor and would never want a person who is in crisis to not consider medication. I would be very cautious. I spent 12 years on anxiety/depression meds. that, looking back, I really believe were not necessary. Had I known more about ruling out the possible root causes of the depression/anxiety, I would NEVER have taken them. I never knew how EXTREMELY difficult tapering off SSRIs can be. It was horrid for me. Being off for three months I am experiencing the natural highs and lows in life like I haven’t in over a decade. I felt very “flat” on the meds. That being said, I also have a close family member with clinical depression that can not be off meds. So PLEASE just use caution.

]]> By: Christian Blogs and Web Sites | Scripture Zealot blog https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-43979 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:45:19 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-43979 […] "I'm thinking of going to the doctor for depression meds" | HeadHeartHand Blog – I think this is good advice from my own experience […]

]]> By: Can an Unregenerate Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist Be Christ-Centered? https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-43968 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:02:43 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-43968 […] And my post was in response to David’s post, “I’m Thinking about Going to the Doctor for Depression Meds.”   […]

]]> By: Nathan https://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/01/23/im-thinking-of-going-to-the-doctor-for-depression-meds/#comment-43966 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:33:03 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=16369#comment-43966 I’m pretty sure I did not advise suffering through depression without using God-given remedies, so I’m not sure what prompted your amazed-ness. Actually, I’m sure I did not recommend suffering purposelessly for Jesus: I did suggest that it is equally logical to ask someone to suffer with depression as it is ask them to sacrifice experiencing spiritual ecstasies, both in the name of service towards God/man. One is not superior to the other, all things being equal; it seems like a preference. I am skeptical of the advice you give because 1)It is not distinctively Christian; it is advice that an unbeliever could give. 2) It could create a conflict between the authority that comes from God through His Word and the authority of man. Even if CBT is rooted in divine methods, it doesn’t follow that in the hands of unbelievers it would be any more effective than Hophni and Phinehas using the ark of the covenant as a weapon. If it is rooted in divine methodology, it should be nowhere more apparent than in the Church of God, which is the pillar and ground of Truth 3) It looks less like a holistic approach than a contradictory approach: Fix it with cognitive therapy, which locates the problem in the realm of thought and behavior, vs. pharmaceuticals, which locates the problem in the realm of malfunctioning biology. Oh, and talk to your pastor, that might help, too.

I appreciate your compassion and warmth, and your willingness to respond to a total stranger over a blog post, and I will read the new post on CBT.

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