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Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide
Written by Matthew Sleeth
Narrated by Matthew Sleeth
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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
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.
Author
Matthew Sleeth
J. Matthew Sleeth, MD, a former emergency room director, now writes, preaches, and teaches full time about faith and the environment. He is the author of Serve God, Save the Planet and the general editor of The Green Bible. With his wife, Nancy, and their two children, he helps lead the growing creation care movement. The Sleeths live in Wilmore, Kentucky.
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