Our world could sure use some good news, couldn’t it? In many ways it’s a frightening time in which to be living—wars, rumors of wars, the constant threat of terrorism, violence on the streets, political unrest, stress in the workplace, and so many friends and relatives with cancer. Life is …
Category: why?
Jul 26
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
This has to be one of the most difficult questions we can ask. Why do children get cancer? Why does a young woman fight for her life while an elderly woman prays to die? Why do some people have so many trials and others have so few? Why do brilliant minds get …
Jul 19
Does Following Jesus Make Everything OK?
“Why I Follow Christ” Reprinted by permission from Believe in Miracles, But Trust in Jesus by Adrian Rogers, Crossway Books, 1997. (Taken from a letter Dr. Rogers’ friend wrote to his own daughter–Emphasis mine.) I have not seen clear statistical evidence that fewer Christians die of cancer than nonbelievers, or that they …
May 10
When Your Prayers Aren’t Answered the Way You Hoped
May is a tough month for me. It’s the month of mournful memories—difficult prayers which were not answered the way I hoped. A miscarriage at three months into my first pregnancy on May 8, 1977—Mother’s Day of all things. My father’s death on May 20, 2011, alone in his apartment except …
Dec 14
Are You Good Enough to be Healed?
Illness helps you sort out who your real friends are. Often people you never realized cared for you step up and provide incredible support. And then there are those on whom you counted but they fail to come through for you. My friend Kristie expected to get some words of healing …
Nov 30
How Anyone Can Beat Cancer (or any other disease!)
My friends Sandy and Ron Good are a fabulous example of “beating” cancer. Sandy was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in June 2008 and Ron has been her biggest cheerleader (and laughter “therapist”) along the journey. “Losing my hair was extremely difficult,” Sandy recalls. “I knew it would come out …
Aug 03
If God is so good…
When you believe in God, it can be hard to come to terms with the fact that He has allowed adversity to touch your life. Think about it. If God knows everything, this diagnosis did not surprise Him. If God sees everything, He saw the bad news coming. If God has …
Jul 13
When you do everything right and it still goes all wrong…
Monday morning started out great–in fact it started out perfect. My husband was fly-fishing for the day, so I wouldn’t feel as if I was ignoring him when I spent the day concentrating on my lengthy to-do list. I had plenty to get accomplished, but I wanted to make sure I started the day right. …
Jun 29
Knowing the ABCs of Trials
So if God can work all things together for good, does that mean in our lifetime we will see that promise come true? Maybe, maybe not. I consider myself extremely fortunate that God has allowed me to see firsthand how He has used my cancer diagnosis for good by giving me a worldwide ministry to …
Jun 22
Everything Happens for a Reason
Everything happens for a reason. Has anyone said that to you since your or your loved one’s diagnosis? I’m wondering how it made you feel? I have to be honest and say that phrase usually annoys me. So if it’s your favorite phrase in life and you love to say it or have people …
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