Healing

A God Thing

David Garner
Nov 15, 2016
Exuberant over an experience, an oh-so-sweet manifestation of divine providence, you delightedly seek to give God praise in telling your story. “It was such a ‘God thing’,” you proclaim. As you see it, God wove together an otherwise inexplicable combination of events to deliver a wonderful—even...

Total Depravity: Leprosy, Sin, and Jesus

Jeffrey Stivason
Oct 29, 2016
Think about the job of the Old Testament priest. As if he didn't have enough to do he had to do the occasional skin inspection. We read about it in Leviticus 13. The first thing that the priest had to do was figure out what he was dealing with, had the hair on the skin turned white and how deep was...

Ministry to Those Suffering Domestic Abuse

Justin S. Holcomb
Nov 12, 2014
We now come to the final article in this series. Here we will discuss hurdles victims face on the path to healing, faulty and harmful approaches to "helping" those who suffer abuse, and a few suggestions on how to minister the victims of domestic abuse. Tragically, at least one in four women...

Ministry to Those Suffering Domestic Abuse

Justin S. Holcomb
Nov 12, 2014
We now come to the final article in this series. Here we will discuss hurdles victims face on the path to healing, faulty and harmful approaches to "helping" those who suffer abuse, and a few suggestions on how to minister the victims of domestic abuse. Tragically, at least one in four women...

Hope and Healing

Justin S. Holcomb
Oct 22, 2014
Now that we have defined domestic abuse , provided a sketch of the suffering victims live with , and briefly explored the manipulative and complex world of abusers , we are in a better position to take a look at how the Bible addresses this issue and the healing found in Jesus for those effected by...

Hope and Healing

Justin S. Holcomb
Oct 22, 2014
Now that we have defined domestic abuse , provided a sketch of the suffering victims live with , and briefly explored the manipulative and complex world of abusers , we are in a better position to take a look at how the Bible addresses this issue and the healing found in Jesus for those effected by...

Those Who Choose to Abuse

Justin S. Holcomb
Oct 15, 2014
Since we've spent some time defining the reality of domestic abuse and the devastating effects this abuse has on its victims , now let's turn to the abuser. Who is the abuser? As we mentioned in the last article, statistics point to the fact that the overwhelming majority of domestic violence...

Those Who Choose to Abuse

Justin S. Holcomb
Oct 15, 2014
Since we've spent some time defining the reality of domestic abuse and the devastating effects this abuse has on its victims , now let's turn to the abuser. Who is the abuser? As we mentioned in the last article, statistics point to the fact that the overwhelming majority of domestic violence...

Those Suffering Domestic Violence

Justin S. Holcomb
Oct 7, 2014
The month of October has been designated Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The goal of this month is to raise public awareness about domestic violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to recognize, prevent, and respond to domestic violence. This article is part two in a series on...

Those Suffering Domestic Violence

Justin S. Holcomb
Oct 7, 2014
The month of October has been designated Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The goal of this month is to raise public awareness about domestic violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to recognize, prevent, and respond to domestic violence. This article is part two in a series on...