Before He works, God does not hide behind a cloud waiting for us to have enough faith! If He did, the list of faith heroes and heroines in the Bible would be considerably shorter! Consider John the Baptist, whom Jesus…
The shock of an advanced Stage IV metastatic breast cancer can devastate a young family with four kids. Yet Roxanne and Brad Carson found God to be their Stronghold as He lifted their faith, and hope, to meet the challenge…
Absolutely not! If God makes promises of physical healing, He must want us to get our hopes up! Consider what I believe are clear promises to heal our bodies in this life in James 5:14-18, Mark 16:17-18, 3 John 1:2,…
No! Some folks believe miraculous healings were “signs” reserved for certain times when God was confirming new revelation, such as Moses’ Law, or Jesus’ New Covenant. This argument breaks down as there was a huge increase of miracles during the…
1) We don’t ask! – James 4:2 says, “You do not have because you do not ask.” God wants our prayers to be conscious and intentional so we’re clear on Who is answering! 2) We only seek human physicians and…
Jesus often talked about perseverance in seeking Him to lift our burdens and cares. He uses the analogy that we should persist in knocking on His door: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;…
In 2003, I was in the hospital for high dose Interleukin-2 immunotherapy to battle Stage IV metastatic melanoma. During the first week-long treatment, the nursing care was fine, and with such a rough treatment there wasn’t much they could do…
If God is both good and great, we’re in good hands! Last time we wrote about enjoying the Goodness of God. This time in our five part series on victory, we focus on embracing His incredible greatness to us. And…
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. – 1 John 4:18 God tells us to “Fear not,” over 365 times in…
During my intense battle with Stage IV metastatic melanoma, I had plenty of time to surf TV stations. I often heard preachers encouraging people to speak to obstacles and command them to go away, and if they believed and didn’t…