“When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” (Proverbs 10:19) Several years ago, my son confided in me that he had become the victim of some pretty hurtful name-calling. “Mark, you need to remember that people often resort to insults in order to distract attention from their own faults,” I told him. “It’s an ego defense, and you’re going to see it the rest of your life.” It’s true, but it was not much help at the time for a […]

“It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.” (Proverbs 3:8) I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Finally, medicine and faith could be mentioned in the same sentence with some credibility. That’s right. A Duke University psychiatrist has proven that men and women of faith really do recover faster from health-related disorders. “Science can never prove the existence of God,” says Dr. Harold Koenig. “Its tools are designed to study natural phenomena. But we can show that people with faith can recover faster. We […]

“But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will hallow my name.” (Isaiah 29:23) I taught a Sunday school class several years ago during which time I recounted a testimony that had been given at another church. A young man, barely in his 40’s, had sustained a massive heart attack, died and was resuscitated. When he regained consciousness, he was angry that the doctors and nurses revived him because he had seen a glimpse of heaven and did not want to […]

“For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.” (Matthew 13:15) When I was a small child, my family watched Oral Roberts on television every week. In the early years of his ministry, Roberts conducted healing services and won notoriety nationwide for the miracles that God performed. I remember one particular Sunday morning at the end […]