For Christians, this is the greatest time of year—Good Friday, when we remember Christ’s death for our sins, and Resurrection Sunday, when He rose from the dead! We close Charisma Media to commemorate Good Friday. On this special day, I dug into the archives and found this special article by my late friend and mentor, Jamie Buckingham. …
I write this aboard a jet airliner speeding south from one of the nation’s greatest northern cities. I am heading home for Christmas. How eager I am to see the face of my wife, embrace my now-grown children who are gathering at the old homestead, grab my little grandchildren and swing them high as they …
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Scars are not evidence of imperfection; they are evidence of healing. Your scars glorify God.
In
his book A Few Things I’ve Learned Since I Knew It All, Jerry Cook
tells the story of his open-heart surgery. When he had his heart attack,
Jerry was pastor of a large church in Oregon that believed in and
practiced healing. During his recovery, a woman in his church asked him,
“Were you embarrassed to have a heart attack?”
Jerry replied that he was not embarrassed. But the woman was. She was
unable to handle the totality of life’s experiences–including the fact
that pain and suffering are real.
by Jamie Buckingham In his book A Few Things I've Learned Since I Knew It All, Jerry Cook tells the story of his open-heart surgery. When he had his heart attack, Jerry was pastor of a large church in Oregon that believed in and practiced healing. During his recovery, a woman in his church …
by Jamie Buckingham Several years ago my family and I spent some time with friends in Washington state. One afternoon they took me through one of those big dams on the Columbia River where so much of the electric power for the Northwest is produced. I had heard of such things as turbines, power …
Many people allow fear and anxiety to destroy their health. I’ve learned that thankfulness is the best prescription for anxiety.
