The Cross and Your Life

Jesus made the greatest payment so you can have life – He gave his life.

You and I can be whole if we receive all that Jesus died to give us. Strength, power, grace, forgiveness, love, patience, self control and so much more are available to us.  The question is, will we open our spirits, minds and hearts to receive what Jesus desires us to have?

During these very significant and special days of the year, as you remember that Jesus died … and was raised again … so that you can have life, be encouraged and then be recommitted to living the full life that he offers you. John 10:10

Have a blessed Easter…. and live a full life…. so you can give it away to others… for the glory of God.

Read my Easter blog post of three years ago which best captures how and why Jesus Died for Your Life.

Listen to Jim Nabors sing The Old Rugged Cross on YouTube.

Why Are We Human? Linking Health Care and Wholeness

Here’s more insight and thoughts captured from my reading of Health Care You Can Live With by Dr. Scott Morris, founder of the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

Excerpts From Chapter 5 – “Cherish Being Human”

Jesus lived a life of faith connected to God. He never drifted away from this anchor. Being human and living in the human body did not separate Jesus from God. Being human put Jesus right where God wanted him to be, to do the work God wanted him to do. Jesus’ ministry included preaching to the crowds, teaching his followers, and healing people whose bodies failed them – in order to show God’s power at work. He healed the lame people, deaf people, blind people, demon-possessed people, even dead people. Jesus cared about bodies because he cared about the whole person in relationship to God. Living a life of faith in the body is not just for Jesus. God wants this for all of us. This is the core of being human. Read more of this article »

Inspirational Song of the Week – Awesome God by Michael W. Smith

We do have such an awesome God!

Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God. Deuteronomy 7:21

For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth. Psalm 47:2

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:“O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands. Daniel 9:4

Awesome God by Michael W. Smith on YouTube

Technology & Profitability vs Health & Wholeness in Health Care

Here’s more insight and thoughts captured from my reading of Health Care You Can Live With by Dr. Scott Morris, founder of the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

Excerpts From Chapter 3 – “Health Care Rides the Technology Wave:”

We no longer see the huge forward leaps of medical technology we saw 50 or 100 years ago… Yet we continue to pour vast amounts of money into a system that is not making people healthier.… A system that leads to improved health of Americans would impact the pocketbooks of almost everyone working in healthcare. A healthier population means fewer pills, fewer tests, and ultimately, fewer dollars spent on technology and pharmaceuticals. In the process of creating an industry based on technology, we lose sight of the fact that healthcare is supposed to be about health.

So what system would make people healthier? Understanding what it means to be well–body and spirit. And developing behaviors and lifestyles that focus on what works, not on what is broken. That’s the essence of prevention.

Technology absorbs the time, talent, and resources we need for keeping us healthy – it generally isn’t needed until we break. Read more of this article »