Struck: One Christian's Reflections on Encountering Death

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When my doctor told me I was dying, I came alive. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword by Scott Sauls PART 1: Affliction: Month 1 1 Learning to See: Affliction and Faith 2 Struck: The Onset of Affliction 3 The Sacramental Echo: Diagnosis 4 Trail Magic: Hospitalization and Adaptation 5 The Distance: The Space Between the Sick and the Well 6 The Letters: Putting a House in Order 7 Scowling at the Angel: Surgery and Waking Up PART 2: Recovery: Months 2-5 8 Scar Tissue: Physical Healing and Resiliency 9 Monster in the Dark: Depression 10 Charlie and the Man in the Mask: The Sacred Work of Rehabilitation 11 A Tornado in a Trailer Park: Anger and Ego PART 3: Lament: Months 6-22 12 Seeing with Clearer Eyes: Recognizing the Need to Lament 13 Barbara: Returning to the Work of Burden Bearing 14 A Song of Lament: A Year of Grappling with Suffering Before God PART 4: Doxology: Months 23-24 15 To Climb a Mountain: Finding a Way Forward 16 The Bird and the Boy: A Doxology of Praise Afterword: A Wife’s Response to Her Husband’s Affliction: Lisa Ramsey Acknowledgments Notes Praise for Struck About the Author More TItles from InterVarsity Press Also Available