Episode 185 - Comfort the Afflicted

Episode 185 of the The Gospel Underground Podcast podcast, hosted by Reid S. Monaghan, titled "Episode 185 - Comfort the Afflicted" was published on March 4, 2026 and runs 38 minutes.

March 4, 2026 ·38m · The Gospel Underground Podcast

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Summary

Reid and Jesse look at being a people who comfort others and help each other walk through difficult days with hope and resilience

Episode Description

Scripture Referenced

2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Galatians 6:2

2 Peter 1:3-9

Psalm 103:1-8

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Philippians 2:14-15

Psalm 55:22

1 Peter 5:6, 7

2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17

Sources Referenced

Stanford Research on Complaining and the Brain https://x.com/shiningscience/status/2013113758386987099?s=61&t=tlwkbxDptbUski5ck2qYEA

Sophie L. Kjærvik and Brad J. Bushman, “A Meta-Analytic Review of Anger Management Activities That Increase or Decrease Arousal: What Fuels or Douses Rage?” Clinical Psychology Review 109 (2024): 102414.

Lauren C. Michl et al., “Rumination as a Mechanism Linking Stressful Life Events to Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Longitudinal Evidence in Early Adolescents and Adults,” Journal of Abnormal Psychology, volume 122, no. 2 (2013), pages 339–352.

Catherine B. Stroud et al., “Rumination, Excessive Reassurance Seeking, and Stress Generation among Early Adolescent Girls,” The Journal of Early Adolescence, vol. 38, no. 2 (2018), pages 139–163

Yvette I. Sheline et al., “The Default Mode Network and Self-Referential Processes in Depression,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106, no. 6 (2009): 1942-1947

Matthew D. Lieberman et al., “Putting Feelings into Words: Affect Labeling Disrupts Amygdala Activity in Response to Affective Stimuli,” Psychological Science 18, no. 5 (2007): 421–22.