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In the Bible and in Christian culture, the church is so often described as the ""body of Christ"" that the words seem to have lost all meaning. Far from being a tired, empty descriptor, however, physician and devoted Christian Dr. Ron Bryce has seen over his decades in the medical field that this popular analogy may be a literal definition of what the church should be. In Fingerprint of God: The Church As a Living Body, Bryce uses examples from science and nature to illuminate how God has placed His signature not only on all living things but also on His church. Bryce argues that by understanding what they are and living cooperatively with one another, the cells of the body of Christ can unite to fight off the diseases infecting the modern church, such as infighting, lack of charity, and lack of forgiveness.

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In Fingerprint of God: The Church As a Living Body, Dr. Ron Bryce approaches the biblical concept of the church as a living body through the lens of a medical doctor. He draws insightful conclusions about how believers should function as an organized community and in relationship to the world. -- Scott Wilson Pastor, Oaks Church; Author of Clear the Stage Dr. Bryce borrows from his medical training and clinical experience to help us understand that the Body of Christ is not simply a metaphor. We are to be a living, active, divine organism reflecting the transformation possible through Jesus Christ and vitality of the Kingdom... Fingerprint of God inspires us to be an effective Body of Christ. -- Gene Rudd, MD Senior Vice President, Christian Medical & Dental Associations With humility...and wisdom...Dr. Ron Bryce writes about a reality that he knows well and loves deeply. As a physician, he sees great meaning in the Biblical vocabulary that speaks of the church as the body of Christ... .Filled with personal stories, Biblical truth as well as medical science, this book will renew your love for the true church. -- Stan Key President, The Francis Asbury Society; Former Spiritual Dean of PAACS The book is well written and offers a unique opportunity to rethink the function and ministry of the church. I was stirred to rethink and evaluate the way the local church body relates to one another and ministers effectively in this world. The book brings opportunities for correction and hope to the twenty-first century church. -- Pastor Bruce Zimmerman, ThM Pastor Bruce Zimmerman, ThM

""Bryce, an ER physician, adopts the metaphor of a living body to describe the Christian Church in this impassioned debut book of reflections on the state of modern Christianity. For Bryce, the Church can be made whole through the interdependent function of various parts... (His) medical training allows him to delve deeply into the material...The piquant questions for discussion at the end of each chapter will make this perfect for a book club or church group... Bryce affectingly bares his heart and soul in this stirring call for greater introspection within Christianity."" - Publishers Weekly

In Fingerprint of God: The Church As a Living Body, Dr. Ron Bryce approaches the biblical concept of the church as a living body through the lens of a medical doctor. He draws insightful conclusions about how believers should function as an organized community and in relationship to the world. -- Scott Wilson Pastor, Oaks Church; Author of Clear the Stage Dr. Bryce borrows from his medical training and clinical experience to help us understand that the Body of Christ is not simply a metaphor. We are to be a living, active, divine organism reflecting the transformation possible through Jesus Christ and vitality of the Kingdom... Fingerprint of God inspires us to be an effective Body of Christ. -- Gene Rudd, MD Senior Vice President, Christian Medical & Dental Associations The book is well written and offers a unique opportunity to rethink the function and ministry of the church. I was stirred to rethink and evaluate the way the local church body relates to one another and ministers effectively in this world. The book brings opportunities for correction and hope to the twenty-first century church. -- Pastor Bruce Zimmerman, ThM Pastor Bruce Zimmerman, ThM With humility...and wisdom...Dr. Ron Bryce writes about a reality that he knows well and loves deeply. As a physician, he sees great meaning in the Biblical vocabulary that speaks of the church as the body of Christ... .Filled with personal stories, Biblical truth as well as medical science, this book will renew your love for the true church. -- Stan Key President, The Francis Asbury Society; Former Spiritual Dean of PAACS

With humility...and wisdom...Dr. Ron Bryce writes about a reality that he knows well and loves deeply. As a physician, he sees great meaning in the Biblical vocabulary that speaks of the church as the body of Christ... .Filled with personal stories, Biblical truth as well as medical science, this book will renew your love for the true church. -- Stan Key President, The Francis Asbury Society; Former Spiritual Dean of PAACS In Fingerprint of God: The Church As a Living Body, Dr. Ron Bryce approaches the biblical concept of the church as a living body through the lens of a medical doctor. He draws insightful conclusions about how believers should function as an organized community and in relationship to the world. -- Scott Wilson Pastor, Oaks Church; Author of Clear the Stage Dr. Bryce borrows from his medical training and clinical experience to help us understand that the Body of Christ is not simply a metaphor. We are to be a living, active, divine organism reflecting the transformation possible through Jesus Christ and vitality of the Kingdom... Fingerprint of God inspires us to be an effective Body of Christ. -- Gene Rudd, MD Senior Vice President, Christian Medical & Dental Associations The book is well written and offers a unique opportunity to rethink the function and ministry of the church. I was stirred to rethink and evaluate the way the local church body relates to one another and ministers effectively in this world. The book brings opportunities for correction and hope to the twenty-first century church. -- Pastor Bruce Zimmerman, ThM Pastor Bruce Zimmerman, ThM

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Ron Bryce, MD, is an emergency room physician in Dallas. He earned his medical degree in 1986 from Oral Roberts University's medical school. A former member of the ORU Alumni Association board, in 2016 ORU honored him as Alumnus of the Year. He is a member of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, and served as CMDA's Texas representative from 2011 to 2015. A longtime Christian, Dr. Bryce has been a Sunday school teacher, church elder, and church musician, and during medical school played piano for a Southern gospel group. He has been a board member for GeoBound missions and for Abundant Life Missions, an organization started by his parents and which focuses its efforts on Haiti. His community involvement has included serving as mayor of Red Oak, Texas, in 2006-07. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Medical Board, and served from 2006 to 2012. Bryce is married to Lydia Bryce. They have four children: Daniel, twenty-six; Blair, twenty-four; Joseph, twenty-two; and Brooke, twenty.

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