Last week, while working out at our local YMCA, I noticed the back of a T-shirt of a young woman. There was a picture of a donut and around it on top was the word DONUT, and under the donut was the word “WORRY.” Obviously it really meant, “Do not worry.” Beneath the word “worry” […]

God gives gifts of the Holy Spirit to all members of the church, the “body of Christ.” To find your gift(s), you need to discover and follow your passion. With your passion will be your anointing and calling. And with your calling will be your gifts of God, which will enable you to do what […]

The spiritual gifts are given to us by God for the sake of the common good, for the life and work of the body of Christ, the church. And they are given to all members of Christ’s body; all Christians are invited to serve others, with the spiritual gifts assisting profoundly in our service to […]

In addition to natural gifts, God also gives us spiritual gifts, gifts of the Spirit for the sake of the common good. As we born of the flesh with certain natural talents and abilities, so we are born of the Spirit with certain supernatural gifts, called in Greek “charismata.” The Greek word for a gift […]

Is there healing power in prayer? Does Jesus authorize us to pray for the healing of others? Yes, absolutely. Prayer has efficacy; even the American Medical Association has finally confirmed that. On the basis of many scientific studies, they now call prayer a “complementary therapy,” one which works, even if they cannot explain why or […]