John 21:15-19 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than...
‘All things are lawful for me’, but not all things are beneficial. ‘All things are lawful for me’, but I will not...
We expect a lot of modern healthcare: fewer bills, more answers, and less time in the doctor’s waiting room. But believe it...
Years ago, I was leading a Bible study for college students. As we were looking at a passage of Scripture that spoke...
Jesus meets us where we are.
Hairstylist Michele Van Fossen's calling is to listen to clients lives.
She received an invitation for a wedding of the man who had hurt her many years ago. Should she attend? Jann Cobb wasn't sure, so she prayed for God to give her wisdom...
Fear and suffering have ways of recalibrating even our most heartfelt convictions.
"I developed a passion for health. I really wanted to help save a life and put a smile on the faces of...
"God has used my condition to reveal Himself to me, and I want to be a part of his redemption story by...
My heart sank when I answered my cell phone to my wife’s trembling voice. She could barely speak but I knew what...
A Christian became the CEO of a hospital in the heart of the city. His mandate from the Board of Directors? Increase profits. ...
In this story from Mark, a man with leprosy comes to Jesus for healing. Jesus was his only hope of getting free...
Our friends at The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation, and Culture just published a fantastic series of articles about serving God in...
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“Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth...
Our furnace died on one of the coldest winters in recent history. No amount of button-pushing or breaker-switching would bring it back to life.There we sat, for three days, with a corpse of...
Throughout his ministry, Jesus healed the sick and cast out demons. Why? What was Jesus trying to accomplish by these mighty acts?On one level, the healings and exorcisms of Jesus demonstrated his...
Praise be to you, Lord Jesus, our healer!
We have everything we need to be well. The church I serve came to this conclusion based on a scripture story about Jesus in John 5. Jesus walks up to an invalid of...
The day I put on my first eyeglasses, I left the ophthalmologist’s office feeling like a 14-year-old with scaffolding attached. Then I walked outside and stopped dead. The trees had individual...
When Elisha cures the leprosy of Naaman, a commander in the army of Israel’s enemy, Syria, it has important effects in the...
The Sabbath consecrates a portion of time free from the demands of work.
Jesus’s power to cleanse and heal overcomes the physical, emotional, and social disabilities that exclude people from full participation in the community.
Euthanasia, which literally means “good death,” is the intentional and voluntary taking of a patient’s life either by omitting necessary medical treatments or by taking direct action such as an overdose of drugs.
As most of us navigate the daily changing of tides with news around the health and safety of our world, communities, and...
God, grant protection to the medical professionals throughout the world. Hold fast their anxious hearts and strengthen their weary bones. For they are the hands and feet of Jesus in the shadowlands. Shield...
Lord, thank you for those who work in the world of finance. In seasons like these, they face tremendous strain and pressure, as they face not only their own troubles, but also bear...
Lord, thank you for teachers who labor to shape students of all ages, with knowledge and virtue. Many have had to regroup and adjust to a new normal, as they find new ways...
Lord, thank you for engineers, for those who love science and math, for those who love to apply a way of thinking to solve human problems. Times like these call for creative problem...
As you 'shelter in place’ and lose contact with many other people, may you feel safe and protected wherever you find yourselves. May you find new ways of staying connected to the people...
Lord, thank you for caterers and their gift of spinning so many plates in the air. Their work has literally come to a halt because of social distancing, which means little cash on...
Lord, we pray for musicians and artists. You are the great artists who fills all things with creative beauty. You know the challenges they face. For many, their economic well-being depends upon concerts...
Jesus, thank you for the work of janitorial and custodial staff. Their work holds great value, as they restore spaces to be clean and beautiful, and as they sanitize surfaces, so that people...
Jesus, thank you for the social workers and the unique role they play in our society. We pray for a sense of calm over them, as they bring calm to situations of need...
Lord, we lift up the lives of learners. We thank you for their wide eyes, their malleable minds, and their curious hearts. From young to old, we thank you for a generation of...
God, for the retail workers, hear our prayer. As they lead customers through abandoned aisles, as they take payment from customers’ hands, help them not to be afraid. As they restock barren shelves...
(A prayer based on Psalm 46) God, for gig workers, hear our prayer. In times of calm, they can lack peace because of the precariousness of their work. Now, they see their projects...
