Overcoming Despair

The Battle You Are Fighting Has Already Been Won

"The brutal honesty of this book and its heart-probing questions asked while touching on tough issues (idol of comfort, addictions, etc.) will stimulate one’s thinking and drive one to Christ and Scripture."

Pastor Geoffrey R. Kirkland Christ Fellowship Bible Church (St. Louis), Certified Biblical Counselor, ACBC

"This book is an invaluable resource for pastors, counselors, and anyone involved in ministry. It is also a must-read for everyone who has endured anxiety and depression or knows someone who has, which is all of us."

Virgil Walker, MBA, MTS Conference Speaker, Author, Commentator

Tony Miano

The Lord Jesus Christ saved Tony Miano in 1988. Tony and his wife Mahria have been married since 1985. Tony and Mahria are members of Grace Fellowship Church (Davenport, IA) where Tony serves as an evangelist. He has engaged in full-time street evangelism ministry since 2004. Tony has authored five books, including “Take Up The Shield” (Genesis Publishing Group, 2005) and “Cross Encounters” (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2016).

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Welcome to the Overcoming Despair Website

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If you have questions or comments about what you read in my book, “Overcoming Despair,” or anything else pertaining to the Christian faith and living a life for Jesus Christ, I would love to help you find answers to your questions.

As I mentioned in the book…

“Without denigrating the fine work of professional, biblical counselors, this book has been written by a self-admitted, unashamed layman. There is not a title before my name and there are no initials after my name. I have no shingle to hang outside an office. There’s nothing wrong with having titles, initials, or office door shingles. However, they are not required for pastors and/or laypeople to provide biblical counsel to others.

“Biblical counseling is a natural function of biblical churches. Biblical counseling is a natural function of biblically-minded Christians who biblically counsel others. And it is also an integral part of engaging in biblical evangelism.”