The last column on healing brought a lot of comments and questions. For example: “Why heal some but not others? I have never understood how little children can be so sick and are never healed, it hardly seems fair. (I know, life isn’t fair) And there are others that skate Read more…
I wrote about a healing service that left me with more questions than answers. Are special services necessary for God to heal? How did the preacher know so much about me? Was the woman at the service healed of a blood disorder simply because hands were placed on her? Did Read more…
“I’m taking you to a ‘real’ church! We’re going to a healing service!” The first words, after a short introduction, uttered by Dot, an energetic 75-year-young woman who felt led by God to provide a room for me during my studies at Duke Divinity School. Before I could set down Read more…
During the 1960’s there was nothing more exciting than surfing for a teenager: Beach Boys music, parties on the beach and fun, fun, fun. Surfers dared to be unique. They acted and dressed different. Surfers wore pants with holes in the knees and T-shirts with surfer logos. They drove converted Read more…
It was Monday morning and I was feeling on top of the world: no calls of distress and the pile of paperwork was finally beginning to shrink. Then came the shrill ring of the phone. “Mr. Davies, this is the high school. Your son is not in school today.” “You Read more…
Tolstoy wrote about an honest and hardworking Russian peasant who spent the night in a local inn. A man was killed and the murderer placed the weapon in the bag of the sleeping peasant. The police discovered it and put the hapless peasant in jail. For twenty-six years the peasant Read more…
As we gathered, the teacher instructed each of us to choose a partner. “One of you will be blindfolded and the other will be a guide,” he added. Everything went black as I slipped on the blindfold and allowed my partner to nudge me forward and lead me by the Read more…
An investor once asked the following question: “If I wanted to invest one million dollars in a church, which one would you say is the right choice for me?” For the first time in a long time, I was caught speechless. I finally had to admit that I had no Read more…
In Part one, overwhelmed by email requests for prayer, I desperately prayed for God’s help and sought scriptural guidance. That’s when I discovered the story of a Roman officer who taught us all a lesson in faith, “Just say the word from where you are, Jesus, and my servant will Read more…
Problems have the potential to become opportunities for growth. Well, I had a problem — I encouraged visitors to our Sowing Seeds of Faith Website to share their concerns through an interactive web page, entitled “Prayer Needs.” Over the next few weeks, I received nearly one hundred requests for prayer Read more…