The intern’s rock: Theresa, a young intern in the Bad Herrenalb Klinik, frequently interpreted for me. One day I noticed her fondling this crystal rock; I asked her why she did this. “Oh,” she said, “I believe there is healing in the rocks.” Then I asked her if she knew that Jesus Christ is the greatest rock of all, and there is…
In my first blogs I shared some God-moments that I’ve witnessed in people’s faces. As soon as faith entered their hearts, a light turned on somewhere inside them. I could see it shining in their eyes. Light and darkness are two powerful spiritual forces operating right within us and in the world around us—however, we are ignorant of them. Our…
Over twenty-five years ago God called me to open the eyes of the blind so “they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God…” (Acts 26:18). In the years since, I understood that I am a light to many in the midst of darkness. A Romanian woman once said to me, “Your visit will…
In earlier blogs I describe some “God” moments that I’ve seen in the lives of people. I want you to know that in all these divine encounters, I didn’t do very much. I simply share my experiences with the living God. I never discuss theology, doctrine, scriptures, or church affiliation; some I never even pray with. Yet, as they listen,…
A mother questions On one trip to Germany, a former patient from the clinic asked me to come and see her in Bonn. When I got off the train, the first thing she said was, “Don’t say anything, I just want to see if the light is still in your eyes.” After satisfying herself that it was still there, she…
I’ve been asked this question many times, in many places—hospitals, trains, cafes, homes, clinics, kitchens ——by people like Marie, a twenty-year old alcoholic, who captured my heart in a clinic in Bavaria. Emotionally scarred from severe early abuse and deprivation, Marie never let anyone hold her. Until one day…when she sat in my arms while I’m on the floor talking…
It was a warm August afternoon as we strolled the streets of Bad Herrenalb. My friend and I (both of us nurses) were doing a two-week internship in a clinic nestled in the Black Forest of Germany and had taken the afternoon off. Walking into town, we intended to shop, have coffee, and enjoy this charming tourist village made famous…
Many of you are looking for something more in your lives. Perhaps God has touched your life by his grace, and you are different, but you know there’s got to be more. No longer satisfied with a comfortable Christian life, you desire to become more fully alive, to know the meaning and purpose of your life. God longs to lead…