We just had our baby girl last week, really, a gift from God. However, it was not uneventful and now that she’s here, perfectly healthy, this is a good time to talk about it. Yes, there’s a time to speak and there’s…
I had been a Christian for a few months and found myself sitting on a platform in London on this particular day, waiting for the next train. A man came by and sat down on my left and I thought…
John Lake was a mightily-used man of God whose biography I love to read often. I also greatly admire Smith Wigglesworth, another man whose life is an inspiration to modern-day Charismatics and Pentecostals. I’m often deeply reflective as to where…
I started responding to a question I received on this blog, realized that the answer would be a long one, so I decided to answer in the form of a post. The question was: Can you give some info on…
You’ll have to bear with me today as I blog about television and its effects on the Christian. “What’s this got to do with healing?” you may ask, but to me, the short answer is “Everything!” In the 3rd quarter…
Naaman the Syrian had a problem with his skin and it wasn’t one that money, rank or status could solve. He could not hide or gloss over his skin disease – it was there for everyone to see. It was…
I’ll conclude this three-part post and try to bring it all together. Not all sin leads to sickness, and not all sickness is the result of sin. Jesus died for sin and for sickness, and forgiveness and healing are available…
An important topic for Christians is the relationship between sin and sickness. Another is the connection between forgiveness of sins and mercy. There are many thoughts here, so this will likely be Part one of a series. The first question…
In a previous post, I discussed Paul’s Thorn and how a careful reading shows that it has nothing to do with sickness. Instead, Paul was referring to persecution he faced again and again as he sought to fulfill his calling…
In Acts 19:10-12, Luke narrates how God did special or extraordinary healing miracles through Paul, 11God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, 12so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were…
It never fails. Regardless of which church or which city I’m in, attending a typical evangelical church, I hear that one phrase that grates against my heart and my sensibilities. It might be a pastor or an elder stepping up…
Years ago, I was called to a hospital to pray for a young woman who endured a brain aneurysm. She was in a coma and had been so for days. My friends went to feed the parking meter, and I…