Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide
About this ebook
—Bob Russell, Retired Senior Pastor, Southeast Christian Church
Every single day, someone you know is thinking about committing suicide. It isn't just one or two— ten million Americans will consider killing themselves in the upcoming year. Dr. Matthew Sleeth believes Christians—and our churches—should be the first to offer hope. Are we prepared to do so?
As a physician and minister, Dr. Sleeth shares his personal and professional experiences with depression and suicide, challenging Christians to become part of the solution. With sound medical principles finding their rightful place beside timeless biblical wisdom, Hope Always offers the practical and spiritual tools that individuals, families, and churches need to help loved ones who are stressed and struggling.
In Hope Always, you will find
- research-based and scientifically grounded information about the suicide epidemic,
- biblically based information to start a conversation about the spiritual and emotional battles that so many of us face, and
- a practical toolkit to consult when a loved one is dealing with suicidal ideation.
After reading Hope Always, you will have the resources at your fingertips to build communities of hope that help save lives!
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About the author
Matthew Sleeth, M.D. is the author of the critically-acclaimed Serve God, Save the Planet.(Zondervan, 2007). A highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Sleeth has spoken at more than 1,000 churches, colleges, and events in the past five years. Beginning in the Fall of 2012, Dr. Sleeth will lead a year of forums and sermons at the National Cathedral - a series which will be replicated at five mega-churches and hundreds of smaller churches nation-wide. Sleeth is also the founder of Blessed Earth, a non-profit that focuses on creation care. Matthew and his wife, Nancy, have two grown children and live in Lexington, Kentucky.
