From a World War to a personal war this is the profoundly personal story of a preacher with PTSD and major depressive disorder. Don Baker shares his journey into the darknessthe black hole, as he calls itand how its shadow has haunted him for over seventy years. Insightful, vulnerable, and honest, this is a human story for human readers, for people who have tasted life and found it too often bitter and perplexing.
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As Stu Weber, author of Tender Warrior, says, "As unique as Don's story is, it is also, in some intensely personal and honest way, all of our stories. The transparency alone will heal half the people who read it and the nature of the transparency will heal the other half."
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Don Baker pastored churches in California, Oregon, and Illinois, for nearly forty years and traveled extensively on multiple continents as well as across the United States for the Conservative Baptist Association as minister-at-large. He lives in the Northwest and is married to his college sweetheart, Martha. His numerous books include Finding Hope in Times of Crisis, Beyond Forgiveness, Restoring Broken Relationships, Pain's Hidden Purpose, Love: A New Look at an Old Word, Fresh New Look at God, and Heaven.