healing

  • To Do or To Do Not? Umm… Do Not. So Says My Doctor.

    So I had this neck procedure thing on Thursday morning. Nothing major; just a burning of nerve endings to several of my vertebrae in hope of finding some pain relief. I struggle with back, head and joint pain every day, so I figured that if I can find help with just one of those issues,

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  • The Grace of God in Creation

    As I sit here at my table, drinking tea and watching the neighborhood birds through the window, I wanted to drop a quick thought on the subject of grace and creation. In Genesis 2, God gave Adam (and eventually Eve) care over His other creatures — a cool vice-regency role that believers in God should

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  • God of the Everyday

    Theology is important but it must be complete — spiritual AND physical. I love how St. James (half- or step-brother of Jesus) addresses this issue in his letter: “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,’…

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  • But God offers something that turns brokenness around: reconciliation, restoration and relationship. He is the Healer. And for that, we can give great thanks. One idea of God that this world doesn’t “get” is the idea of God as a restorer of broken things. Jesus came to walk this earth, preaching, “the kingdom of God…

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