16th November, 2009 by Rich Dixon No Comments
Happy Monday! I’ve decided to add a feature.
For the next few Mondays, I’ll post a series of excerpts from RELENTLESS GRACE. You can read previous excerpts here.
I hope you enjoy them, and that you’ll encounter God’s invitation to give hope another chance.
HEAVEN (Relentless Grace Excerpt #7)
Spinal Cord Injury denotes varying degrees of damage to the nerves in the spinal cord. The body’s amazing design incorporates a number of protective safeguards, and often this extremely serious injury isn’t immediately medically life threatening. Even when paralysis prevents most voluntary movements, life-sustaining automatic functions continue. Injuries high in the neck sometimes create breathing issues and cause dependence on a ventilator, and comprehensive treatment addresses a long list of other potentially critical concerns. But SCI is primarily chronic and forces adjustments to just about every aspect of life. (more…)
9th November, 2009 by Rich Dixon No Comments
Happy Monday! I’ve decided to add a feature.
For the next few Mondays, I’ll post a series of excerpts from RELENTLESS GRACE. You can read previous excerpts here.
I hope you enjoy them, and that you’ll encounter God’s invitation to give hope another chance.
TAMING THE MONSTER (Relentless Grace Excerpt #6)
Note: This is a follow-up to last week’s excerpt. If you missed it, you can read it here.
The room became nearly dark as the door closed again, just the dim light from the hallway sneaking under the door. Silence for a few moments, but somehow a different quality permeated the room. A small bit of peace had settled in the shadows.
“Rich.” Spoken so softly I almost felt it more than heard it. “Rich, may I come in?”
Tears flooded my eyes again.
“Al,” I whispered. “Yeah, please come in.” (more…)
2nd November, 2009 by Rich Dixon 1 Comment
Happy Monday! I’ve decided to add a feature.
For the next few Mondays, I’ll post a series of excerpts from RELENTLESS GRACE. You can read previous excerpts here.
I hope you enjoy them, and that you’ll encounter God’s invitation to give hope another chance.
THE MONSTER IN THE MIRROR (Relentless Grace Excerpt #5)
Intensive Care became my new home. Five days later a team of neurosurgeons fused the vertebrae, joining crushed and splintered bones with an assortment of metal plates and screws along with a chunk of bone transplanted from my hip. (more…)
18th September, 2009 by Rich Dixon 1 Comment
God does not allow evil and suffering to continue because He does not love us, or is in some way detached and removed from us. God takes our suffering so seriously, that he took it upon himself on the cross. Tim Keller
When I speak to a group about RELENTLESS GRACE, the questions are frequently penetrating and gut-wrenchingly honest. One question is asked more than any other. “Do you believe that God caused your injury?” (more…)
