Betsy Stalcup, Executive Director of Healing Center International, interviews Sam Stalcup about his experiences on the long road to healing from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). We were blessed to hear his words and pray it will bless you too.
Read MoreFor more than four decades, I have been recovering from a traumatic injury that happened when I was just twelve years old. During the tenth week of the Forming class, I took one more step towards recovery, but before I tell you about how God touched me during Forming, let me tell you my story.
Read MoreLast week, The Daily Telegraph released a podcast of Prince Harry that was picked up by various news outlets in the U.S. including the Washington Post in my hometown. I read various versions of what Harry said online, but was then blown away by the actual recorded 30 minute interview which you can listen to here.
Read MoreWeddings are some of the most joyous occasions, but as someone who struggles with anxiety, they can also be sources of tremendous stress. I’ve been in many weddings now, and they used to be punctuated by extreme distress—complete with feelings of inadequacy and devastation whenever the slightest thing went wrong. But recently, I have been learning more and more at each big, panic-inducing event to implement skills that I have learned through HCI so that I am inviting Immanuel into the ugly moments as well as the happy ones.
Read More“Social isolation is a growing epidemic” writes Dhruv Khullar, M.D., M.P.P., a resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in a recent article in the New York Times; an epidemic that has “dire physical, mental and emotional consequences” including “disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, more inflammation . . . higher levels of stress hormones” and an increased “risk of heart disease and stroke.”
Read MoreSince the early years of the Healing Center we have been deeply investing in healing prayer. We believe that in addition to classes and Life Model exercises we all can get stuck and need individual ministry. For years we working on honing our skills in Theophostic Prayer Ministry. Dr. Ed Smith, founder of TPM, was the first to teach us how to hear from God in our places of pain.
Read MoreAt the start of each year, Sam and I take a few days off to rest, journal, quiet and listen to God. We read our journals from the previous year and talk to God about our dreams. The break in our normal routine gives us perspective on how we have been living and makes us long to be more whole.
Read MoreToday I want to share with you from a time in my life when God was very near to me, but he was not doing what I wanted, and I was not happy! Twenty years ago, when my son, Sammy, was nine, he had a simple case of strep throat. The doctor put Sammy on antibiotics and after a day or two he felt great and went back to school.
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