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Todd A. Peperkorn

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Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn was educated at Concordia University, Nebraska (BA) and Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana (MDIV, STM). His writings have been published in Logia, Concordia Theological Quarterly, the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly, and Issues in Christian Education. He also served as founder and editor of Higher Things Magazine for its first five years.

Pastor Peperkorn is also the author of I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression, published by LCMS World Relief and Human Care, with a preface by Synodical President, Rev. Matthew Harrison. A frequent speaker at pastors’ conferences, he is also a regular guest on the radio program Issues, etc. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Co ...more

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	I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression 4.53 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I Trust When Dark My Road Is Available Again

After many years of being out of print, I am thrilled to announce that I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression, is now back in print!

As many of you know by now, last summer I accepted the called to serve as an assistant professor and Director of Vicarage and Internships at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since moving back to Fort Wayne, I was able to negotia

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The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It

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“How did I get to the place where I would be considering that darkest of all escapes — suicide — on the day when we commemorate our Lord’s death for us all? That is the question this story seeks to answer.”
― Todd A. Peperkorn, I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression

tags: christianity, mental-health, suicide

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