Bright Days Dark Nights with Charles Spurgeon: In Triumph Over Emotional Pain

I would go into the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit; it is good for me to have been afflicted that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary. --Charles Spurgeon Millions read the words of the great nineteenth-century preacher Charles Spurgeon without knowing that his ministry succeeded during seasons of overwhelming emotional pain. Bright Days Dark Nights offers a first look for many at the deep depression this great man of God encountered. Spurgeon confronted emotional problems with an acceptance based on physical emotional and spiritual causes and cures. Drawing from Spurgeons enormous collection of sermons and conversations author and therapist Elizabeth Skoglund provides insight into subjects such as confidence depression and anxiety. Readers will find strength and comfort for themselves and others from this unique blending of biblical principles and psychological wholeness. In a day when many still feel that good Christians area not supposed to have emotional problems Spurgeon is both relevant and current . . . Elizabeth accurately analyzes and represents Mr. Spurgeons thought patterns on this important subject. --from the foreword Elizabeth Skoglund deftly relates the teachings of Charles Spurgeon to such human experiences as loneliness anxiety depression and change. Her conclusions are wise and practical. This is a book to keep for rereading. --John Timmerman Professor of English Calvin College If such a humble and mighty servant of God as Spurgeon suffered these agonies may others not profit from the study of his experiences so wonderfully spread before us by Elizabeth Skoglund? --Bob L. Ross Director Pilgrim Publications Pasadena TX Elizabeth Ruth Skoglund is the author of more than twenty-five books. She has a private counseling practice in Burbank CA.