The wait is finally over!
Nearly three years after I began the process of writing this book, it is now available for free download. The free print version will be available sometime in mid-late July. It is at the printer as we speak.
I would urge you to go to the website listed below and order as many copies as they will let you or as many as you need. then download the book and start to get a sense of it. I am very excited and anxious to hear your thoughts on this, and I pray it will serve as a blessing to the Church.
I would especially like to thank Maggie Karner, Al Dobnia, Sarah M. Shafer, Philip Hendricksen, and the entire staff at LCMS World Relief and Human Care for their kindness and work in helping this project come to fruition. They are a wonderful group of people!
So check it out and let me know what you think.
In Christ
Pastor Todd Peperkorn
Author
I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression
To request your complimentary copy,
call 800-248-1930, ext. 1380,
or CLICK HERE TO ORDER ONLINE.
I just ordered my copy. Thank you, Pastor, for making it available. May many avail themselves of this resource, and may they be blessed and encouraged by it.
I just ordered my copy. Thank you, Pastor, for making it available. May many avail themselves of this resource, and may they be blessed and encouraged by it.
Thank you! I've been waiting for this since you first talked about it. Your courage is an inspiration to me. I am Bipolar and much of what you write I can completely relate to. I am what I guess you call a worker priest – half and half. I've ordered copies for every family in the congregation. I'm halfway through the PDF and all I can say is, Thank you!
Thank you! I've been waiting for this since you first talked about it. Your courage is an inspiration to me. I am Bipolar and much of what you write I can completely relate to. I am what I guess you call a worker priest – half and half. I've ordered copies for every family in the congregation. I'm halfway through the PDF and all I can say is, Thank you!
The assurance you give that the Spirit prays for us when we cannot do it ourselves was a blessing to me. Probably the hardest part of depression for me was not wanting to pray or read Scripture, yet knowing that was the thing I should be doing. The reassurance from others that "God loves you…He is in control" is not very comforting–why would a God who loves you let this happen? Why wouldn't He use His control to make your life better? Hearing this from someone else who has gone through what I have gone through makes it all sound so much more plausible. Hmm, sounds a lot like God becoming man so He could suffer all that we suffer, doesn't it? Thanks, Pastor.
The assurance you give that the Spirit prays for us when we cannot do it ourselves was a blessing to me. Probably the hardest part of depression for me was not wanting to pray or read Scripture, yet knowing that was the thing I should be doing. The reassurance from others that "God loves you…He is in control" is not very comforting–why would a God who loves you let this happen? Why wouldn't He use His control to make your life better? Hearing this from someone else who has gone through what I have gone through makes it all sound so much more plausible. Hmm, sounds a lot like God becoming man so He could suffer all that we suffer, doesn't it? Thanks, Pastor.
Congratulations and thank you.
Congratulations and thank you.
My pastor just gave me this link and I ordered the book. I have read "Darkness Is My Only Companion." Having been diagnosed with severe chronic clinical depression over 20 years ago and also PTSD and panic attacks, I am looking for information on them especially from a spiritual perspective. I have found the following websites helpful: http://www.faithinrecovery.com; namifaithnet.org; hopetohealing.com; and pathways2promise.org.
Looking forward to getting your book. I placed my order about a week ago. God bless – this book is really needed.
Looking forward to getting your book. I placed my order about a week ago. God bless – this book is really needed.
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