Thirteen Miracles: A Neurosurgeon Meets Jesus

By: Dean C. Lohse M.D.

Narrated by: Matt Christenson

The 13 healing miracles of Jesus described in the Gospel of Matthew are re-lived in the life of a neurosurgeon. In 15 essays, the experiences of a modern healer bring insights to ancient stories. As physician memoir and Christian testimony, the miracles described bring inspiration for seekers, hope for healers, and comfort for the hurting.

©2020 Dean C Lohse (P)2021 Dean C Lohse

Performance 4.5, Story 3.5

Narrated by Matt Christenson

Run Time: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Summary:

A short series of nonfiction “war stories” from a neurosurgeon. These are the sort of things one probably wouldn’t have talked about at the dinner table, but might chat over a long walk.

Additional Comments:

- Each tale is started with a few Bible verses, then comes the tale, then comes the longer section of Bible verses. While I understand the pattern and the writing technique employed, I found that kind of annoying. I would rather have had the tale, the verses, and then more discussion of why the author felt the story applied to the verses.

- Some of the ties between the Bible passages and the tales told were a tad shaky, but I think that’s mostly because the author kind of glossed over the connections between passage and story.

- I had heard a fictional story by the same author where he worked in one of the stories, which was cool. It might have seemed far-fetched in the fiction, so it’s neat to see that life can be stranger than fiction.

- The best part was at the end when the author shared some of his personal struggles. Though I’m not sure why he didn’t just include it in the regular portion of the story. It would have broken his lovely title, but he could very easily have retitled it.

- Content Warning: medical descriptions of surgery can be kind of intense.

- Performance was solid.

- At least one story made me cry.


Conclusion:

A good series of shorts wherein the author recounts some war stories from throughout his career and ties them to various Bible passages.
*I received a free copy. I have freely chosen to write this honest review. All thoughts are my own.