Anyone familiar with Jesus’ ministry in the New Testament knows that he didn’t withhold his power to heal. In fact, the many miracles he publicly performed were proof of his promise to overcome. On ...

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his ...

Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed ...

When we are sick, it makes no sense to wait until we are healed to go to the doctor. Rather, we go to the doctor so he or she can heal us, no matter how sick we are. The doctor does not judge us for ...

Chapter 3 of the Acts of the Apostles contains Peter’s preaching about Christ as healer from sin and its effects as a consequence of his passion, death and resurrection. The sermon was occasioned by ...

It mentions Jesus healing the blind, the lame, lepers, and the deaf. Then over in Mark, we get a few quick but powerful snapshots. In Mark 6:56, it says people who were sick would just touch the ...

Some misguided biblical skeptics contend that “the Jesus of Matthew” is utterly unconcerned with non-Jews (Gentiles). This is a ludicrous opinion. A clear instance in Matthew of Jesus’ outreach beyond ...

Prayers for healing can feel like a last resort, but praying should be our first response to friends and family needing help. In a world seeking solace and recovery, the power of prayer becomes a ...

With this catechesis I would like to bring our attention to another essential aspect of the life of Jesus, namely his healings. For this reason, I invite you to bring before the Heart of Christ your ...

"Christ Healing the Blind Man" by 17th century French painter Eustache Le Sueur (Wikimedia Commons). Last week, we read in the Gospel of John about the woman at the well, who believes in Jesus and ...

It started with a high fever in Luke 4.38, “Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and […] ...

Edgar Boevé ’53 has already firmly established his status in Calvin history as the founding father of the Calvin art department and, along with his late wife, Ervina ’46, one of the first persons to ...