Valley of the shadows is a compilation of actual life and death experiences told in a narrative form by a practicing surgeon. The book examines disease, injury and death and dying in a unique manner because its author is a physician and minister. It examines faith, divine healing and the modern practice of medicine as it pertains to the Christian. The author carries the reader on a dramatic journey into hospital emergency and operating rooms along with his patients that were walking through the valley of the shadow of death. The information in this book will change how Christians view disease, injury, the practice of medicine and mortality forever. The book culminates by providing the reader with the author's conclusions about the role of mortality in the life of Christians. Joseph Darryl Amos is board certified in surgery and critical care medicine. He is the chairman of surgery and the trauma medical director of a level 1 trauma center. Dr. Amos is an avid student of the Bible and has been active in church ministry for 30 years.