The School of Dying Graces: Lessons on Living from Two Extraordinary ...2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist! The School of Dying Graces is the deeply honest and beautifully written account of two very different spiritual journeys-the journey of Dr. Richard Felix, then president of Azusa Pacific University, and that of his beloved wife, Vivian, a terminal cancer patient. From observing his wife prepare herself spiritually for dying, Dr. Felix discovers that special gifts-living graces-come to those who persevere through suffering. In this thought-provoking and inspiring story forged through his wife's victorious dying, Dr. Felix offers profound truths for those who want to live victoriously. |
Contents
Foreword by Richard Foster | |
Acknowledgments | |
THE GRACE OF LETTING | |
When Fear First Hits | |
Praying for a Miracle | |
Clinging to the Cross | |
Beauty and the Beast | |
A Time to | |
The Question of a Greater Miracle | |
The Mystery of Waiting | |
It Is Well with My Soul | |
Human Weakness Divine Power 125 | |
The Dying Seed 133 | |
Parting Words 137 | |
Images of Heaven 147 | |
Great Loss Greater Joy 151 | |
After These Things | |
Strengthened by Love | |
Standing Firm | |
Facing Death 163 | |
Visions of Hope 175 | |
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