Healing

God Can Fill The Void

Posted on July 14, 2007. Filed under: Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

The mother plays a crucial role in our development.
We are created in the mother’s womb and we aren’t even close to understanding the symbiotic relationship created their.
From our earliest moments in this earth we get nourishment
and nurturing from our mother.
Who can refute the maternal instinct and the protection and love that a mother normally feels [...]

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The Gift of A Do Over

Posted on July 7, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Ministry, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Do-Over
How many times have you wanted to do something over?
“If I could just take back what I said”.
“If I could take the test again.”
HERE’S MY FAVORITE – “If I had ONE MORE CHANCE!”
In Golf it is the MULIGAN!
In monopoly it is the “GET OUT JAIL FREE” card.
On Wheel of fortune it is the “FREE SPIN”
I [...]

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Be A Wounded Healer

Posted on June 30, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, www.layministry.com |

Have you ever noticed that in our lives some truths that seem to grab us more than others. It becomes a passion, a cause, a crusade in our life. For me one of those truths is the personal ministry of the each Christian. I deeply believe that each of us has been called as a [...]

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Overcoming Fear – A Key to Health and Healing

Posted on May 20, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Healing, Spiritual gifts, Spirituality |

In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today’s physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear. 
This is the opinion of a well-known American internist as expressed in a roundtable discussion [...]

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Healed Healer

Posted on May 9, 2007. Filed under: Devotional, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

“God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.”
II Corinthians 1:3-4
I love the term “wounded healer.” It was coined by Henri Nouwen, [...]

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Contentment In Your Life

Posted on April 14, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Contentment is one of the core values in a healthy life. It is a settled place deep in the soul that brings peace, joy and health. Yet for many of us contentment is evasive contantly beyond our reach. What can we do to have contentment in our life?
Susan was a devout Christian. She had two [...]

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Overcoming Shame and Guilt

Posted on April 11, 2007. Filed under: Church, Healing, Spiritual gifts, www.layministry.com |

Destructive emotions have toxic effects on our body, mind and spirit. They can result in a wide range of serious illnesses – hypertension, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome and even some types of cancer. So writes Dr. Don Colbert, the best selling Christian author in his book, Deadly Emotions.
So what stops Christians from allowing [...]

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It’s What Is Inside That Will Kill You

Posted on March 31, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Devotional, Healing, Ministry, www.layministry.com |

Did you know that negative emotions can adversely affect your health? Depression, anger, guilt, condemnation, low self-esteem-these are only a few of the lethal toxins that threaten body and spirit.
In his classic book, Deadly Emotions,  Dr. Don Colbert shares about all the diseases that are caused by our emotions. Offering a clear definition of deadly [...]

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Does God Heal Today?

Posted on March 26, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Healing, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test |

Does God heal today? If God does heal, will He heal me? Will He heal me now? These are questions on the mind of many Christians. We have read the Bible with it’s many accounts of healing but have not witnessed many healings. This was the experience that Pastor David J. Smith was having. He was trained in [...]

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What Causes Discouragement?

Posted on March 10, 2007. Filed under: Church, Church leadership, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, www.layministry.com |

In answering WHAT CAUSES DISCOURAGEMENT? Rick Warren, author of the best seller, The Purpose Driven Life suggests 4 causes for discouragement.#1 Cause – FATIGUE – Rick Warren writes, “When you’re physically or emotionally exhausted, you’re a prime candidate to be infected with discouragement. Your defenses are lowered and things can seem bleaker than they really [...]

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