LESSONS FROM A HOSPITAL BED
By John Piper
IVP. 76 pages. £4.99
ISBN 978 1 783 594 238
As wind-driven rain discovers a leak in the roof, so trials coming to the Christian test the soundness of his faith. When sickness throws its dark cloak over us, it is a time when we discover just what we are made of. Past achievements, reputation, grasp of theology – and our dignity – simply evaporate.
As the writer honestly shares: ‘Picture the difference between John Piper with his sports jacket preaching to thousands and the John Piper with his blue and white, split-down-the-back hospital robe hobbling to the bathroom in his non-slip, brown footies, dragging the intravenous roller with him’ (p.61)
