Mark 5:34 The word “faith” and the concept of faith often get a bad rap. It is often spoken about as if faith were a jump into darkness, into the unknown and untrustworthy, an act of sheer stupidity. But the kind of faith that Scripture speaks about is not like this at all. InContinue reading “Healing Faith”
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The Whole Truth
Mark 5:33 Have you ever received a gift, or a recognition or award, and known that you really didn’t deserve it? Maybe the words spoken were a bit larger than the reality. You didn’t think what you did was anything special, and yet others are saying all these nice words about you and yourContinue reading “The Whole Truth”
Penetrating Look
Mark 5:32 Do you remember how your parents could get you to behave with just one look? It might have been a look of disappointment, or the “you’re going to regret this later” look. It is amazing how a look can carry so much power. During the courtship process looks are important. IfContinue reading “Penetrating Look”
Disagree
Mark 5:30-31 Crime scene investigations have become very popular television programs. They come in many different shapes and sizes, but the bottom line is figuring out “whodunit.” Some explore what is would have been like before DNA testing and laser spectrometry (Inspector Moorse). Some even look back to the days before fingerprint were usedContinue reading “Disagree”
Magical Thinking
Mark 5:27-29 I love children’s stories. They are filled with imagination and outside of the box thinking. There are no limits to what can happen in a child’s story. The forces that keep us grounded, like gravity, are suspended. In the imagination anything is possible. We can travel anywhere in any time, past, presentContinue reading “Magical Thinking”
Healthcare
Mark 5:26 In some ways it seems as though the medical profession is still “practicing” medicine even today. I hope they “perfect” it soon. I know some friends and relatives who have gone through chemotherapy and/or radiation in an attempt to combat cancer. The suffering of many cancer patients during their treatment is horrific.Continue reading “Healthcare”
Chronic Illness
Mark 5:25 Chronic sickness can be one of the most difficult things to endure. If you have to endure the day in, day out little hassles of having the same illness over a long period of time, you know how it can wear on you. Each day follows the similar routines, those that wereContinue reading “Chronic Illness”
Physical Touch
Mark 5:23-24 There is power in human touch. Babies need human touch or they will not survive. They need to know that someone will care for their needs. They need to feel safe in order to develop into healthy adults emotionally and physically. One of the deficits that soldiers have when they areContinue reading “Physical Touch”
Desperate Hope
Mark 5:21-22 The same physical gestures can be very different things to different people. We don’t realize this until we are dropped in the middle of another culture and try to communicate. I remember several years ago when the US took the battle against Islam’s militant ideology to their soil. One of the strangeContinue reading “Desperate Hope”
Concrete Faith
Mark 5:21-43 Physical illnesses can be one of the most devastating and emotionally draining situations we humans face. When we get hit with the diagnosis, our hearts sink, our breath is taken away and we often ask, “Why?” At those moments we realize that the illusion of power and control we have so comfortablyContinue reading “Concrete Faith”
The Arnold Journey 