A Prayer for the Sick

Isaiah 43 holds a question worth sitting with: God tells His people He is doing something new and then asks, "Do you not see it?" Sometimes we do not see it because we are still looking backward. Past disappointment makes us afraid to hope again. Failure makes us hesitant to try ...  Show more

It is possible to feel like you are managing everything reasonably well — checking in with the people in your life, not overcommitting, trying to be thoughtful — and still have something important fall out of order. Not because of bad intentions, but because the most essential ch ...  Show more

In a world where Christians deal with chronic pain and awful sickness, how can we understand and apply the promise that “God heals all your diseases”? 

Does God Cause Sickness: A Look At Corporate Guilt

Does God cause Sickness? Last week we looked at how God used sickness in both OT and NT. This week we are taking a deeper dive into corporate guilt. It appears that God pours out plagues, sicknesses, and diseases on t ...

Sickness and suffering bring us face-to-face with our fragility and limitations. While they might cause some to lose hope and become bitter, we can also endure them in such a way as to grow in maturity and trust in God. Jesus not only heals the sick in the Gospels but also plunge ...  Show more

Sickness and suffering bring us face-to-face with our fragility and limitations. While they might cause some to lose hope and become bitter, we can also endure them in such a way as to grow in maturity and trust in God. Jesus not only heals the sick in the Gospels but also plunge ...  Show more