When a member of the family made her feel like an outsider, a woman looked within — to a deeper spiritual sense of man as God's image. She not only felt more of God's inclusive love; she again felt included by the whole family.
With all the emphasis on "the body beautiful," there is a tendency to think that how we look is what we are. But health, wholeness, beauty, are actually spiritual qualities derived from God, not from physique.
More and more people are rebelling against unjust restrictions — restrictions of body, of rights, and of thought. As we rise up to overthrow limitations, the Bible has indispensable lessons to teach about the truth that makes free.
As Christ Jesus' life shows us, Christian healing calls for watchfulness and a readiness to resist the temptation to believe in a power apart from God.
Worship isn't something that we do only at church or in a special location. Worship — listening to and praising God — has a practical place in our daily lives.
Homelessness isn't somebody else's problem. Each of us can see the effect of praying to heal the fear, failure, and prejudice that contribute to homelessness.
The author was told to find rental housing for three families. Since there wasn't any in the area where she was looking, the search seemed useless — until she began to search for a better understanding of God and of man's relation to Him.
Christian healing is all-encompassing in its effects. It not only restores health; it transforms our lives, opening our hearts to ways we can help and heal others.
