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What’s Gritty, Unpredictable and Intentional?
It was close to 11 p.m. I had just finished leading a “challenging” night devotion with our young Cambodian friends about living a consistent life as a Christian. The challenge, I found, was not just in terms of the lesson delivered but in the delivery of the lesson. My […]
Hearts for the Outcaste: The Story of Drs. Paul and Margaret Brand, Part I
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of pain? Gain fresh insight into this topic as you follow the lives of doctors Paul and Margaret Brand and their pioneering work with lepers in India. Their research has led to a whole new understanding of the important role pain plays in our lives, seeing it as a gift, a sensory warning to the body and soul. Armed with their newfound knowledge, the Brands developed innovative medical techniques that allowed those afflicted with leprosy to function in society and see themselves as having been made in the image of God.
“Dr. Brand would just marvel at the wisdom of the Designer in putting together the body. [Dr. Brand was] the first person I had ever met who marveled at the design of the pain system in the human body. But he would say, ‘Thank God for pain. If there’s only one gift that I could give my leprosy patients, it would be the gift of pain.’” —Philip Yancey, Author
Runtime: 26 minutes
The Gift of Pain: Dr. Paul Brand, Part II
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of pain? Gain fresh insight into this topic as you follow the lives of doctors Paul and Margaret Brand and their pioneering work with lepers in India. Their research has led to a whole new understanding of the important role pain plays in our lives, seeing it as a gift, a sensory warning to the body and soul. Armed with their newfound knowledge, the Brands developed innovative medical techniques that allowed those afflicted with leprosy to function in society and see themselves as having been made in the image of God.
“Dr. Brand would just marvel at the wisdom of the Designer in putting together the body. [Dr. Brand was] the first person I had ever met who marveled at the design of the pain system in the human body. But he would say, ‘Thank God for pain. If there’s only one gift that I could give my leprosy patients, it would be the gift of pain.’” —Philip Yancey, Author
Runtime: 26 minutes
Vision for God: Dr. Margaret Brand, Part III
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of pain? Gain fresh insight into this topic as you follow the lives of doctors Paul and Margaret Brand and their pioneering work with lepers in India. Their research has led to a whole new understanding of the important role pain plays in our lives, seeing it as a gift, a sensory warning to the body and soul. Armed with their newfound knowledge, the Brands developed innovative medical techniques that allowed those afflicted with leprosy to function in society and see themselves as having been made in the image of God.
“Dr. Brand would just marvel at the wisdom of the Designer in putting together the body. [Dr. Brand was] the first person I had ever met who marveled at the design of the pain system in the human body. But he would say, ‘Thank God for pain. If there’s only one gift that I could give my leprosy patients, it would be the gift of pain.’” —Philip Yancey, Author
Runtime: 26 minutes
A Plea For Prayer
A missionary recently visited the Bible study I was attending. She described what it had been like to pack up her household, part with friends, and relocate to a distant country. When she and her family arrived, they were greeted with a flourishing drug-trade and hazardous roadways. The language barrier brought on bouts of loneliness. They contracted four different stomach viruses. And her oldest daughter narrowly escaped death after falling through a railing on an unsafe stairwell. They needed prayer.
Widening Your Perspective
A missionary and I were invited to lunch with David, a man in his late seventies who generously supported the missionary’s ministry. David was not able to visit the missionary’s country, but as he gave thanks for the food, he prayed with complete ease for the people, places, and situations there. Having prayed regularly for that ministry, he had no trouble mentioning specifics. David had a perspective on missions that extended beyond his own country of Singapore.
