Here are two books about aging, death and dying that will give you new
perspectives about what living and dying is all about. These books will grow
your faith, help you live with purpose and guide you through grief.
Hard Choices for Loving People
By Hank Dunn
The subtitle of this book
is: CPR, Artificial Feeding, Comfort Care, and the Patient with a Life
Threatening Illness. This short (75 pages), informative book by Hank Dunn, a
healthcare chaplain, presents clear and concise answers to the families of
those nearing death. He notes that prior generations did not have feeding
tubes, ventilators or CPR – so they were not faced with the choices facing many
today as they age. He describes the issues in using these, pro and con, and
offers clear steps to choosing the best route in a particular situation. The
final chapter The Journey to Letting Be (23 pages) is the most valuable. This
can be helpful to families as well as the person who is dying. He notes, “We
will die whether we give up, let go or let be.” He hopes dying patients will
have “a sense of being upheld by a loving God.”
Finishing Well to the Glory of God: Strategies from a
Christian Physician
By John Dunlop, MD
Finishing Well to the Glory of God is a wonderful, beautiful, outstanding book. Dr.
Dunlop offers nine strategies for finishing well beginning with #1 Live Well
and #2 Let Go Graciously to #8 Switching Gears from Cure to Comfort Care and #9
Rest in Jesus. Every chapter (strategy) is thought provoking and instructive.
Biblical teaching runs throughout helping the reader understand the Christian
perspective on each subject. Each chapter ends with a beautiful prayer and
meditation. Strategy #7 Make Appropriate Use of Technology details the medical
choices we face today. In addition Appendix 2 offers Examples of Technology.
The biblical teaching on God’s love, suffering, life and death defines the
heart and soul of the Christian faith and will deepen the walk of every reader
who digests these teachings. This is a valuable book to be studied, thought
about, discussed, read and reread. Finishing
Well is a unique and excellent guide that will help Christians live well
and finish well to the glory of God.
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff
they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4
Blessings, Dottie
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