Dr. Terry Powell is Faculty Emeritus at Columbia International University, in S. C., where he is an Adjunct Professor in Church Ministries. Dr. Powell writes a blog on faith and depression: penetratingthedarkness.com and published his latest book Oh God, I'm Dying! How God Redeems Pain for Our Good and for His Glory. He has been married for 49 years and has 2 sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson.
Here is what Dr. Powell says about his own battle with depression: "God’s grace has been especially evident in my life through repeated bouts of depression. When medical intervention has not worked, my faith in God’s character and God’s promises has sustained me, and I am still learning that God’s power is perfected in weakness (2 Cor 12:9). I have discovered the truth of what another depression-prone leader wrote years ago: “God gets from us most glory when we get from Him much grace” (Charles Spurgeon).
"Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me." (Micah 7:8 NASB)
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