When Spring Comes Late: Finding Your Way Through Depression [Paperback]

Pamela Rosewell Moore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

One in five people can expect to become depressed in a lifetime, yet only a small percentage of these individuals receives treatment. Why? In part, because of fear.

Despite the fact that many Christians are depressed-some of whom are unaware of their condition or unwilling to acknowledge it-there remains lingering shame about the illness of depression and misunderstanding or even judgment about it from other Christians.

Pam Moore shares from her own experience, providing a spiritually based exploration of the origin and nature of depression. In chapters that skillfully mix narrative and teaching, Moore addresses the question of whose "fault" it is, what she did to recover from depression, how a depressed person can experience healing, and practical ways families and friends can love and care for the person who is hurting.

Many illustrative examples, two case studies at the end of the book, and a recommended reading list add to the book's helpfulness.

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About the Author

Pam Rosewell Moore spent seven years working with Brother Andrew and another seven as companion to Corrie ten Boom. She is director of spiritual life at Dallas Baptist University, a conference speaker, and the author of several books, including The Five Silent Years of Corrie ten Boom. Moore lives near Dallas, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Chosen Books (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800792793
• ISBN-13: 978-0800792794
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,280,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your book changed my heart to be more tolerant, patient, January 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: When Spring Comes Late: Finding Your Way Through Depression (Paperback)

I have given out When Spring Comes Late to 6 people this week. Before I read it, I too held firm to the belief that depression is purely a spiritual issue and that with constant prayer, Bible reading, worship and counseling, people should stop being so self-centered, get their eyes on Jesus, and move forward. The Lord totally convicted me! I stopped and asked for forgiveness for this hardline view. Many of the older, wiser women in our women's leadership still hold this view. . . . You book has been a "God thing" in my life. It changed my heart to be more tolerant and patient with depressed women.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow., November 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: When Spring Comes Late: Finding Your Way Through Depression (Paperback)

I am a Christian. I was depressed. This book changed my life and my perspective. This book is a must-read for anyone who is or has been Christian, depressed, single, married, male, female, chronically ill, divorced... just trust me on this one. I'm not going to tell you what it says because the author says it way better than I ever could. But give it a chance. I promise it's worth it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource -- A Biblical, Sensitive View, September 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: When Spring Comes Late: Finding Your Way Through Depression (Paperback)

I am a Christian who went through a severe bout of clinical depression five years ago. The Christian community is in desperate need of those who are willing to share their stories and help remove the stigma of this illness. It is time to lift the cover and allow Christians to seek treatment without shame and embarrassment.

Pam Rosewell Moore does an excellent job of handling the subject in a very sensitive and Biblical manner. Yes, it is possible that depression is the result of sin in your life and that avenue must be explored as the Holy Spirit will work to convict us of sin and call us to repentance. However, clinical depression is an illness, not caused by a lack of faith or sin, that requires medical intervention and treatment.

Moore also very sensitively addresses the issues of medication and counseling -- two areas that Christians seem to have a problem accepting. How I wish this book had been available to me as I suffered, and I can unequivocally recommend it. It is a great resource to the depressed and to the families and friends of the depressed.