Splanchnizomai: A Novel of Mercy, Grace, and the Heart of Christ
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ISBN13: 9798181791572
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ethan Mercer had built a life of success, control, and carefully maintained distance. But the death of his wife Hannah left a wound he never allowed himself to heal - until compassion found him in places he never expected. When a persistent community outreach director named Grace Alvarez calls him three times and says she will call again, Ethan reluctantly steps into a world of broken lives, forgotten people, and unseen pain. There he meets Samuel Reed, a retired pastor who teaches him an ancient Greek word: splanchnizomai - to be moved with deep compassion from the very depths of one's being. As Ethan begins to serve the vulnerable, he encounters Caleb, a gifted but guarded teenager carrying the weight of abandonment. Maria Santos, a widow whose joy defies her circumstances. And Maya, a young woman in an alley who stops him in his tracks before his mind can authorize it. Through grief, forgiveness, and the slow dismantling of the wall around his heart, Ethan discovers what it truly means to love the way Christ loves - not from a distance, but from the gut. Not alongside suffering, but within it. A powerful story of redemption, transformation, and the compassion that changes everything. The compassion of Christ is not merely something we receive. It is something we are called to become.
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