Illness and healthcare confront us with some of the most shattering life circumstances: death, grief, loss, fear, and pain, all of them forces that threaten our faith. And yet, God is present throughout, pouring out His grace in ways we might not readily discern in the daily frenzy of hospital work. I was delighted to…
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When Medical Techniques Falter, God’s Love Never Will
Too often, the technical routines of the hospital and the checklists of busy clinicians hide reminders of God’s love from view. You may thirst for God, for the cool comfort of his word, but settle for a mouth swab. You may wrangle with questions that steal your breath, but your doctor, too overwhelmed to pause,…
Ailing in Body, Healed in Christ
Happy Easter, Brothers and Sisters! He is risen! Alleluia! As we rejoice over our redemption in Christ, and cling to the hope, and the truth, that we will one day join Him in glory, I offer another excerpt from Glimmers of Grace, for encouragement in wearying times. Medicine leaves its scars. It may usher us…
Glimmers of Grace Through the Ministry of Medicine
Blessings to you and yours as we set our minds and hearts on Good Friday, and anticipate the triumph of Easter! By God’s kindness, my second book, Glimmers of Grace, will be released April 13th! Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to post short excerpts from the book, to give you a taste…
Glimmers of Grace
Trials in the hospital can bring us to our knees. We yearn for deliverance from our pain. We yearn for loved ones to stay, when death calls them away. We yearn, as healthcare providers, to usher those in our care toward wellness, and disdain in the insufficiency of our own hands when we can’t. Such…
Between Life and Death
Winner of the TGC 2019 Book Award in the First-Time Author Category A heartfelt thank you to the readers and supporters who’ve encouraged this work. And especially to the patients whose courage inspired it. To God be the glory. Between Life and Death is available to order on Christianbooks.com or on Amazon. A couple videos…
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