{"product_id":"splanchnizomai-jonathan-caleb-stone-9798181791572","title":"Splanchnizomai: A Novel of Mercy, Grace, and the Heart of Christ","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful story of redemption, transformation, and the compassion that changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe compassion of Christ is not merely something we receive. It is something we are called to become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Caleb Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798181791572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Jonathan Caleb Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173721186559,"sku":"9798181791572","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/splanchnizomai-jonathan-caleb-stone-9798181791572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}