Flirting with Darkness: Building Hope in the Face of Depression

Product DescriptionBen shows that the black keys of wistfulness and sorrow can make music every bit as beautiful as the white keys. These pages will train your ears to hear heaven's music once again."--JEREMY CAMP, Gold-charting singer and subject of the movieI Still Believe"With depth and clarity, Ben draws on his personal experience to offer you the practical tools and the courage you need to retaliate against the weight of darkness and walk forward in freedom."--LEVI LUSKO, pastor and bestselling authorBen Courson's mission is to inject hope into a generation plagued by anxiety and despair. InFlirting with Darkness, Ben encourages you to not accept depression as a permanent state, but instead turn to the One who will champion your every struggle. He offers up the tools that helped him cling to God during his darkest moments, helping you discover how...shifting your focus from your problems to God's promises allows you to recognize your purposefinding a tribe in friends and family will help you move beyond lonelinesscounseling and medication can be important parts of God's plan for your deliverance from mental illness The childlike wonder and biblical insights inFlirting with Darkness will let you glimpse beyond your current pain to see the light in your own story.Review?Ben Courson is a young and much-needed voice for today?s generation. His youthful energy is matched by his penetrating scriptural insights. This is all on display in his new book, Flirting with Darkness. Ben takes the topic of depression head on and gives biblical insight on how to defeat it.?-Greg Laurie, bestselling author, radio and TV personality, and founder of Harvest Crusades?Ben Courson is one of the most inspiring speakers I have ever had the joy of getting to know. His love for life and message of faith shine out of him like the rays of the sun. Just being around Ben makes me feel good, and his message will make you feel good too.?-Debbie Matenopoulos, two-time Emmy Award-nominated television host of Hallmark?s Home and Family and ABC?s The View?In Flirting with Darkness, Ben shows that the black keys of wistfulness and sorrow can make music every bit as beautiful as the white keys. If life feels like a song and you?ve forgotten the tune, these pages will train your ears to hear heaven?s music once again.?-Jeremy Camp, Gold-charting singer and subject of the movie I Still Believe?Dark days are inevitable. Whether you?ve experienced it yet or not, life is uncertain and you never know when tragedy will knock. That is why this book is not only an encouraging resource but a vital weapon. With depth and clarity, Ben draws on his personal experience to offer you the practical tools and the courage you need to retaliate against the weight of darkness and walk forward in freedom.?-Levi Lusko, pastor and bestselling author?We compete not for earthly trophies but for heavenly crowns, and my friend Ben wrote this book to help the injured heal up and obtain spiritual victories. Flirting with Darkness is a playbook that will equip downcast souls to play offense and defeat depression!?-Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame quarterback?Flirting with Darkness moved me with its vulnerability and its unveiling of the world of comparison we live in each day. I can?t wait to see how Ben?s book will change people by stirring faith and hope within.?-Brennley Brown, actress and country music star on NBC?s The Voice?Ben Courson is a voice for our generation. A poet and preacher with a powerful message of new life in Jesus! We believe his new book, Flirting with Darkness, is going to encourage the world to look to Jesus, our only hope in this uncertain time.?-Rich and DawnCheré Wilkerson, pastors of Vous Church and stars of reality TV show Rich in Faith?Stress, depression, and anxiety are silent killers. Thank you, Ben for tackling this dark but real topic, and for providing hope to a hopeless generation.?-Kelli