By Dr. Paul
Brand and Phillip Yancey
In the Likeness of God by Paul Brand and Phillip Yancey is
perhaps the most remarkable book I've ever read. Actually it’s two books in
one. Phillip Yancey combines two award winning books of Dr. Paul Brand - Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image. Both books describe
incredible and fascinating incidents in the life of Paul Brand and both books
show the reader how the human body works, and what doctors or surgeons see and
experience when they operate on and care for patients.
Paul Brand, a
missionary doctor who worked with people with leprosy, discovered that leprosy
silences nerve cells and as a result its victims destroy themselves because
they cannot feel pain. Therefore, he sees pain as a gift!
Brand and his
coauthor Philip Yancey explain very intricate body processes in terms laymen
can understand. The first book includes sections on the human body’s Cells, Bones,
Skin and Motion. The second book presents sections on Image, Blood, Head,
Spirit and Pain. In connection with each of these Brand offers gripping and
heart warming stories about his experiences as a mission doctor.
On top of
this Brand and Yancey expand the readers understanding of the church and
Christianity by linking insights about the human body with spiritual insight
into how the Church – the Body of Christ operates. The Bible refers to the
Church as the Body of Christ – so the authors are on biblically solid ground
here.
Enjoy this
book.
“You created my inmost being; you knit
me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:13-14
Blessings, Dottie
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