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Reflections from a Healing Meeting – Part 2
(continued…) At this point, everyone is on their feet. They want to see what will happen. The evangelist is completely unmoved and unbothered. In that moment, I understood the difference…
Reflections from a Healing Meeting – Part 1
In the early 1990s, I attended a large healing crusade held by a healing evangelist. I’ll keep him anonymous because my focus is on the meeting, not the person. I…
Prayer and Intercession – lost keys to healing
In many churches I have visited in the United States, we seem to be specialists in church socialization. From ‘pizza nights’ to ‘game nights’ to ‘movie nights’, we don’t hold…
Misconceptions about Paul’s Thorn
I was sitting with a few friends in a restaurant a few years ago, when one of them leaned over and whispered, with what might been a touch of pride…
Sunday Sermons and Healing
Frequently, I like to ask my friends or people I meet the question: “when was the last time you heard a complete sermon on healing, miracles, or gifts of the…
What Healing Ministry Should Look Like
It must be obvious to even the casual reader that I have more than a passing interest in the matter of divine healing. It occupies a lot of my waking…
We do what we believe…
I shared a little while back one of the reasons we have a marked lack of healings in our churches. There are many actually, but I want to focus on…
Another Ode to Doctors
I remember a humorous story told by a pastor who was very sick with malaria. Very seriously sick. He stood on faith for his healing but did not make a…
Thank God for doctors..
“Yes”, he said, “it’s broken all right”. The wrist surgeon took another look at the MRI against the bright light overhead and nodded, “you’ll need surgery for this.” I sighed,…
Parking Lot Healings (I know, not in church…)
I carved away at my steak as I simultaneously made conversation with a new friend at a restaurant. As we chatted about this and that, I noticed she would shift…
Forgiveness precedes healing
I looked at the earnest face in front of me as I prepared for my second case for the night. A regular evening at the Healing Rooms. The gentleman was…
Healing is hard…(Part 2)
In my last post, I declared: “healing is hard”. This may have caused a furrowed brow or two among a few hardy Christian brethren, but I promised I’d do my…
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