David Murray
David Murray has pastored three churches in the UK and the USA over the past 26 years and taught at various Reformed seminaries. He became the Senior Pastor at First Byron CRC in 2020. He has written numerous books including A Christian Guide to Mental Illness, Christians Get Depressed Too, and Why am I feeling like this? David is married to Shona and they have four adult children and one ten-year-old.
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Depression: How can I help someone who doesn’t want help?
Having been someone who needed help but didn’t want help, I understand why so many people with mental illness, especially men, find it so hard to move from deny, defend, delay to agreement, acceptance, and action. With some understanding of why people who need help won’t seek it or take it, let’s identify some approaches that can help a person who doesn’t want help.
God’s Compassion for Doubters
God didn’t give up on Moses but gave him help to strengthen his faith.
We’re All Writing the Stories of Our Lives, but We’re All Failed Authors
No matter how bad and sad our story becomes, we’re still reluctant to hand our pen over to a better author. Why? Because we still want to be the writers of our own story.
11 Practical Ways to Reduce Digital Consumption
I am convinced–from scientific research, from personal experience, and from counseling teens–that any attempt to replace anxiety…
Help! My Teen Is Struggling with Anxiety
After many months of battling anxiety, Pam had taken an overdose of pain medication and was rushed to hospital. Thankfully it wasn’t a fatal dose, and the next day she was transferred to a mental health unit for teens.
