By Jeanne M. Phelan “Jeanne, do you think you could care for a 7-year-old boy with special needs?” asked our caseworker. “What kind of special needs?” I asked. “Patrick is blind, has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities.” As she ticked off the list, my apprehension grew. Living as an orphan until age 8 gave […]
By Bob Russell Since “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” we vaccinate our children against disease. The primary emphasis of medicine today is on maintaining wellness, not just curing illness. We all know the wisdom of fire prevention, crime prevention, and flood prevention. But when it comes to our spiritual lives, […]
By Michael Mack 1. Who would you want on your side if you were in a fight? (Choose: physical battle, sickness, emotional or relational struggle, financial issue, or other.) Read Romans 8:28-39. 2. What promises from God can you identify in this passage? What conditions are there on these promises? 3. What do you learn […]
By Linda Gilden “G’wace, G’wace. You OK. Calm down.” Elizabeth, age 2, ran to her 4-year-old sister. Touching Grace’s arm, Elizabeth said, “G’wace, bweathe. Bweathe.” Grace was in the midst of a meltdown. But at Elizabeth’s words, she began to calm down. “Here, G’wace, here’s your blankie.” You see, Grace has autism and even though […]
By Mark Scott We have a grandson who can be hyper. Guess what? God is hyper, and so are we. Twice in our text the word for “hyper” appears (as a preposition in verse 31 and as a prefix to a verb in verse 37). God is hyper for (or on behalf of) us, and […]
