Every Time I Turn Around!
Look backward to move forward. “Every time I turn around … something bad happens.” Once when I said this to my dad, he jokingly said, “Stop turning around.” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could ignore troubles? Many of us…
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How to Regain Your Footing When Cancer Rocks Your World
Are you overwhelmed by a cancer fight or some other trial? Consider 4 lessons to truly LIVE (acronym rhymes with give) and regain your footing when cancer rocks your world. These lessons come from my own cancer battle and years…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “Love Not Our Life to the Point of Death”
I once hesitated to discuss death with people fighting cancer, but the fear of death leaves a gaping hole in our spiritual defenses. Hebrews 2:14-15 proves the devil uses fear of death to literally enslave us: “(Jesus) partook of flesh…
3 Tools to Overcome the Darkness – “The Word of Our Testimony” – Pt. 2
How to Pray God’s Will During my Stage IV cancer battle after doctors gave me just “days to live,” it’s fair to say I was motivated to learn how to pray! Subsequently, I discovered the importance of “the word of…
Where Is God When I’m Really Hurting?
One of the toughest questions for suffering believers and theologians is: “Where is God when I’m really hurting?” It’s easy to sense God’s mastery of circumstances during “mountaintop” seasons. This FAQ will focus on His mastery of the valleys, during…
Do Believers Ever “Lose” a Cancer Battle?
A few ago years ago the wife of a well-known faith healer called me through her friend to ask questions about my healing in 2003 from one of the most deadly cancers, Stage IV metastatic melanoma. Her husband was fighting…
Magnification Is a Choice
Humans are made to appreciate value, to be impressed and awed. This enables us to be inspired and thankful, things which add true riches to life. Of course, with the God-shaped vacuum within, the healthiest object of our awe is…
Is God Limited By My Weak Faith?
Before He works, God does not hide behind a cloud waiting for us to have enough faith! If He did, the list of faith heroes and heroines in the Bible would be considerably shorter! Consider John the Baptist, whom Jesus…
Fighting Stage IV Breast Cancer Together
The shock of an advanced Stage IV metastatic breast cancer can devastate a young family with four kids. Yet Roxanne and Brad Carson found God to be their Stronghold as He lifted their faith, and hope, to meet the challenge…
Does Focus on God’s Healing Promises Give False Hope?
Absolutely not! If God makes promises of physical healing, He must want us to get our hopes up! Consider what I believe are clear promises to heal our bodies in this life in James 5:14-18, Mark 16:17-18, 3 John 1:2,…