Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
James 5:13-18 Introduction When I think about my spiritual journey, I can pinpoint a number of major events that helped shape how my faith would develop. Among those events, there is one that radically changed the trajectory I was on. That event was a dramatic answer to prayer. I will not go into the details … Read More “Embracing Prayer” »
I am doing research on the experience of people with disabilities in the church. There are many different experiences, as disabilities affect people in different ways. But there is one theme that comes up over and over. People with disabilities generally don’t people to pray for their healing. See my post: The Moment That Haunts … Read More “Should You Pray For Healing For a Person With a Disability?” »
One of my favourite podcasts is Unbelievable? hosted by Justin Brierley. Usually they scratch my apologetics itch, but recently they touched on another special interest of mine: Disabilities. One of the questions dealt with was the role of healing prayer. Many people with disabilities have been the victims of unwanted healing prayer. I used to … Read More “Disabilities and Healing” »
I came across an article from the Charisma magazine website written by Becky Dvorak titled Miraculous Healings for Autism Begin to Manifest. How do I respond to this? When our children were first diagnosed with autism, we had a couple of friends message us out of frustration as to why we didn’t just ask God to … Read More “Miraculous Healings From Autism?” »
They say you should never live with regrets. That may be so, but there are certain events that I do regret that I didn’t act differently. I will share one moment that still haunts me. Years ago I attended a Pentecostal church (this post is not meant to be a criticism of Pentecostals). I was … Read More “The Moment That Haunts Me” »
As I write this post, it has been less than a week since Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi died of cancer. Many people, including me, were praying for his healing. But God didn’t heal him. Although many people will say his death and resurrection when Jesus returns will be a healing, let’s be honest and admit … Read More “Why Was That Godly Person Not Healed?” »
Perhaps one of the first Christian “celebrities” that I ever heard of was Joni Eareckson Tada. She has an amazing story and has accomplished much more than many people without a disability. However, early in my Christian walk I was involved in a number of Pentecostal churches. While this is not indicative of all (or … Read More “A Place of Healing – Review” »
A sermon preached at Queen Street Baptist Church. Introduction It was about thirty years ago. I was up early to catch a plane to go to Florida for March Break with my friends. I was pretty groggy, and my mother after waking me had started telling me about Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. My parents … Read More “Healing and the Prosperity Gospel” »
James 5:13-20 Introduction Each Sunday, we have an opportunity to share our prayer requests. Very often people share requests for physical healing, either for themselves or for their sick loved ones. Have you ever thought about what we expect to happen? Is saying a prayer for a sick person, simply a show of solidarity, like … Read More “Does God Still Heal?” »
