He is one of three spinal cord injury patients benefitting from a truly remarkable clinical trial. She plans to transition into retirement after eight years at Wings for Life.
A very personal retrospective. A completely new approach could significantly improve respiratory function after a spinal cord injury, thereby fundamentally improving the quality of life of many injured patients. For the very first time, his mother Waltraud speaks out on how his spinal cord injury changed the entire family.
Three leading scientists and their group teamed up to find something impressive.
They showed how neurons regenerate over a complete injury site. At a mere 14 years of age, Emma Mertzokat passed away after suffering a spinal cord injury. We sat down with Sandra, her mother, to talk about the devastating injury, happiness, and a project very close to her heart. There are some positive things happening in the church growth arena; yet there are some vital essentials slipping away.
There is much attention given to how life can be enhanced by having a relationship with the Lord, and what He can do for US; but there seems to be less focus on true discipleship, confession, prayer, forgiveness, repentance, one-to-one communion and how we should be maturing to a life lived for HIM. We all need accountability, we all need support, and we all need proper teaching. And so that leads to the subject of our honesty and integrity before the Lord. He knows us completely, but do we know ourselves?
And, are we willing to change those things that hinder our usefulness for him. The first writing is commonly called the Southwell Litany. It is designed to be a prayerful weekly reflection that keeps our focus on the essentials of a healthy Christian life. You will find it in the complimentary download section at the beginning of the catalog. Print a personal copy and use it.
The second writing is in book form. He is overflowing with insight, scholarship and the giftedness to convey the scripture in a way that will call you to a much deeper life in Christ. Jonathan Edwards, on reflection, said, that every once in a great while, one of God's anointed comes along who can communicate the word with both Light and Heat.
He meant by that, that the word is delivered with great illumination light and that it is transmitted in the spirit heat so that it has transforming power in the lives of the hearers. The true word is far from being just a matter of head knowledge.
Over the generations there have been several "light and heat" aoninted preachers and teachers: Terry was a man of considerable modesty, and he would be uncomfortable with a great deal of adulation, but I feel compelled to share with you as to why I think he is so well suited to help you move to a new level of "solid food" in your Spiritual diet. Take a look at the biographical section on this site so you will have a feel for the extensive authenticity in Terry's life work.
Although an academic in every sense, he has the gift to speak in a way that compels his hearers to respond to the Gospel message in life-changing ways.
Terry was raised by his devoted parents in the Baptist tradition. He embraced the scripture from his earliest years, learning a verse each day.