Direct, theologically rigorous, and pastorally gentle responses to the deep questions believers ask in seasons of illness and trial.
Disentangling faith as psychological force from faith as relational trust in God's character.
Disentangling faith from psychological willpower or magical energy; understanding faith as relational reliance on the Almighty.
Understanding miracles as signs of the breaking-in Kingdom of God rather than guaranteed formulas.
Understanding the kingdom signs, deep compassion, and ultimate purpose of Christ's miraculous healings in the Gospels.
Moving beyond rivalry into a unified biblical vision of creatureliness and divine healing.
Why prayer and clinical medicine are not competing alternatives, but complementary expressions of human dependence upon God.
Examining 2 Corinthians 12, the thorn in the flesh, and the paradox of divine power in weakness.
Analyzing Paul's repeated prayers for deliverance from his thorn in the flesh and Christ's supreme answer: 'My grace is sufficient for you.'
Understanding physicians, pharmacology, and surgical care as instruments of God's common grace.
How historical Christian theology views medicine and doctors as gracious gifts from God, rather than a lack of faith.
A thoughtful pastoral exposition of calling elders, anointing with oil, and the prayer of faith.
A rigorous contextual study of calling the elders, anointing with oil, and the prayer offered in faith without sensationalism.
Moving beyond simplistic formulas into the mystery of biblical lament and divine companionship.
Exploring the book of Job, the Psalms of lament, and Christ's own suffering to understand the reality of sickness and trial among the godly.
Disentangling the promises of redemption from the timing of physical restoration.
An examination of Scripture's comprehensive testimony on bodily healing, Paul's thorn, and the sovereign will of God in human suffering.