The E-pistle

As we begin this issue of the Epistle with its healing theme, I offer these preliminary thoughts from the perspective [...]

In each Epistle, this column features a single question to which our pastors are asked to reply. It is usually [...]

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are [...]

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth gives [...]

“Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord [...]

This is the book I’ve been waiting for since mid-2020. At last, a clear, compassionate, even-handed, powerfully written, biblically grounded, [...]

“Lord, save me!” “Lord, heal me!” These may seem like two different statements in our language, but in the Bible’s [...]

Do I believe in miracles? Absolutely! Ten years ago, I sat by my wife Patricia as the doctor told us [...]

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;  and when you pass through the rivers, they will [...]

Last year’s second quarter Epistle contained an article examining the sentiment “you are enough,” which reverberates in contemporary culture. The [...]

In 2017, I was diagnosed with stage four renal cell carcinoma, considered incurable and with a small probability of living [...]

Years ago, a church bulletin announced a new adult class: “‘Healing Our Emotional Wounds,’ led by Dr. Al Barrow.” We [...]

Severe back pain landed my healthy husband in the hospital and various doctors had no answers. Early in his hospital [...]

Having worked for several Christian and secular charities, what primarily attracted me to BethanyKids was not just their cause or [...]

When Jesus taught us to pray, He included a fundamental principle, “Thy will be done” (Matthew 6:10). That means the [...]

A cancer diagnosis challenges you to question how you’ll handle uncertainty and whether your faith is strong enough. But just [...]

Wounded: How to find Wholeness and Inner Healing in Christ by Terry Wardle Recommended by Dr. Al Barrow Dr. [...]

The First Church Visitation Ministry is currently being reorganized with a new approach to visitation. However, the strength of the [...]

I was frightened and anxious when I received the diagnosis that I had a large meningioma (a tumor that arises [...]

“Spiritual healing is received in and through a community of believers devoted to seeking God’s healing power, love, and will [...]

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 None of us are strangers to [...]