Star Maker
Is it any wonder that in hard times, God asks us to look away from our earthly dilemmas and look up to Him and His stellar handiwork?
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Hope Trumps Despair
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but as for a broken spirit, who can bear it? – Proverbs 18:14 When you’re reeling from sickness, hope is essential. This verse states we can indeed endure sickness. A greater…
All-Wise, All-Powerful, and Amazingly Tender
During my cancer journey, I had seen enough of Stage IV metastatic melanoma to know it was bigger than me and modern medicine. Still, a thought kept bolstering my sense of well-being: cancer is absolutely no match for God Almighty.
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Hebrews 4:15 – For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:16 – Therefore let us draw near…
The Great Consolation
That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. –Philippians 3:10 We seek to encourage people who are experiencing considerable pain. When pain wracks the body, it seizes the attention of our…
The Win-Win of the Resurrection
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. -Hebrews 12:2 I…
Difficulty Factors
In Olympic diving competition, dives are rated according to “difficulty factor.” There is a built-in acknowledgment that some dives are more complicated than others. In so many cancer battles I’ve observed, with the many physical, emotional, and financial complications, the…
Changing God’s Mind
Miracles for Today Series Fifth in a series on God’s miraculous healing power for today. Some may wonder about prayer, “If God already knows whether He will answer or not, why even bother to pray? It won’t make any difference.…
Hometown Jesus
Miracles for Today Series Third in a series on God’s miraculous healing power for today. He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this…
Cry Out to the One Who Heals
Miracles for Today Series Second in a series on God’s miraculous healing power for today. In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This…