God of Justice

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He *said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” John 5:6 NASB Do you wish to get well? – What a stupid question! The paralytic had been at the pool for decades waiting for a…

God Over All

You have made the land quake, You have split it open; heal its breaches, for it totters. Psalm 60:2 NASB Heal its breaches – Sticking with the military context of verse 1, the ESV translates repah as “repair.” The walls have fallen. Lord, repair them. But the word is primarily about healing and is applied…

A Life of Shalom

“Do you wish to be well?”  John 5:6  NASB To be well – Yeshua is making his way through the crowd at the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem.  To do so he has to pass by a pool.  Today, just like every day, it is surrounded by those who cling to life by a thread of…

Holistic Medicine

“Do you wish to get well?”  John 5:6  NASB To get well – Yeshua is making his way through the crowd at the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem.  To do so he has to pass by a pool.  Today, just like every day, it is surrounded by those who cling to life by a thread of…