《荒漠甘泉》以日记形式书写，其内文引言以《圣经》为主，并适量引入其他著作中的句段，结合考门夫妇二人的见证和灵修生活，对某些经文展开深入的阐释，教导人们通过读经增进坚韧与信念，从而在现实人生的逆境与困难中获得心灵的宁静。《荒漠甘泉》虽属灵修类读物，但由于作者文思畅达，感情深挚，该书的读者已远远超出信众的范围，在其出版的近一个世纪以来历久不衰。(Streams in the Desert whose introductions are mainly The Bible is written in diary form and references to some segments in other writings appropriately. Making deeper explanation of some scriptures combined with the Cowman couple's witness and spiritual life, it teaches people to build up tenacious will and conviction through reading, achieve the tranquility of hearts in real life of adversity and difficulties.Although Streams in the Desert is one of the spiritual books, because of author's wide ideas and sincere feelings, readers of the book have been far beyond the scope of the believers, it has been long lasting in nearly one century after it was published.)