Faith and Spirituality – Page 29 – watercress words by Dr Aletha

If you’re making new year’s resolutions about eating, exercising, saving money, or listening to your spouse better, here is one I hope you will try.

Listen to or read the Bible this year. There are many ways to read the Bible but I invite you to join me in listening to the Bible at Daily Audio Bible.

Brian Hardin reads the Bible every single day- a selection from the

Old Testament,
New Testament,
Psalms, and
Proverbs

so that he completes the Bible in one year. He and his team offer a unique Bible reading/listening opportunity.

If you don’t know much about the Bible, don’t worry. You will when the year is over.

Brian doesn’t just read the Bible; he

explains it,
points out its relevance to our world today,
encourages us to apply it to our lives and
to share its good news with our friends and family.

Besides English, several other languages are available, including Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Japanese.

There are special versions for

KIDS and TEENS,

a daily Psalm and a daily Proverb

and a Chronological version-reading the books of the Bible in the order the events happened.

Daily Audio Bible formats

Daily Audio Bible Mobile App- Download on the App Store

Daily Audio Bible Podcast-Listen on Apple Podcasts

With some versions, you can also read along while you listen and you can enter your thoughts in a journal. You can bookmark favorites.It even checks off the episodes you have listened to.

From the DAB Core Values

In all that we do we have the goal of irreversible change.
It’s not education, though that certainly happens,
it’s not inspiration, though that may be a result and
it’s not encouragement, though we hope it happens…
It’s irreversible change – the transformation of hearts and lives that in turn empowers an awake and alert heart to influence those within their sphere of influence for irreversible change.

One of the best parts -DAB offers this wonderful opportunity free of charge.

You pay nothing for the app and use of the web site.

Of course, it costs money to produce something of this quality; generous donations and the sale of books and other items on the website fund the project.

So please use the links above to check it out- you have nothing to lose. I’ll check in with you in a few weeks to ask how it’s going or you can let me know now.

Brian Hardin is a music producer, ordained minister and author of several books including

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PASSAGES: HOW READING THE BIBLE IN A YEAR WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR YOU

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Thanks for your time and interest .

Sincerely, Dr. Aletha

When I published this blog post about the passing of Billy Graham this year, I remembered an interesting medical connection.

Billy Graham once preached in China, a country well known to his wife because she grew up there. Ruth Bell lived there with her parents who were missionaries. And not just any missionaries.

Her father, L. Nelson Bell was a surgeon at a mission hospital in Tsingkiang, China where for 25 years he operated on thousands of patients.

When the Bells were forced to return to America by the outbreak of World War II he not only resumed a busy medical practice but became editor of two influential Christian magazines and an active leader in his denomination.

In his book The Journey, Graham wrote about his father-in-law,

After Ruth and I were married he became one of my closest friends and advisers, someone whose wise counsel I always respected . I never met anyone who was more disciplined or more determined to make every minute count.

The story doesn’t end there. In 1977 two surgeons wanted to volunteer to work in mission hospitals during their vacation. Their efforts developed into World Medical Mission, a branch of the humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse.

Today, hundreds of volunteer Christian healthcare professionals serve in overseas mission hospitals and clinics. The organization also provides critically needed medical equipment and supplies, along with biomedical technicians to install, repair, and maintain the equipment at these facilities.

Leading Samaritan’s Purse as President and CEO- Dr. Bell’s grandson, Franklin Graham, son of Ruth and Billy.

And in the Bolivian Amazon basin, the Ruth Bell riverboat delivers medical and dental care to remote communities, just like her father did in China many years ago.

The Ruth Bell riverboat, photo from a recent newsletter of World Medical Mission

Dr. Bell’s story is told in A Foreign Devil in China

John 3:16, NIV

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

The Reverend Billy Graham- America’s Preacher

John 3:16 is reported to be Billy Graham’s favorite Bible verse. He included it in every sermon he preached because it contains everything he wanted people to know about God.

Even though he is called America’s Preacher, Billy Graham traveled and preached all over the world, including China, the Soviet Union, Europe, Australia, Africa, and North Korea.

On February 21, 2018, the Reverend Billy Graham died at 99 years of age. He is well known as a preacher, speaker, and evangelist, but he also wrote books. Here are links to some of them.

My home is in heaven. I'm just traveling through this world. Billy Graham — graphic with quote from the late Reverend Billy Graham from Lightstock.com, an affiliate link.

exploring the HEART of health and hope

Read about a Samaritan’s Purse doctor who became a patient himself

Surviving Ebola, “Called for Life”- Dr. Kent Brantly

Dr. Kent Brantly awoke feeling ill- muscle aches, fever, sore throat, headache and nausea. As his condition progressively worsened to include difficulty breathing, he learned the cause of his illness- the Ebola virus.

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by Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D. March 21, 2016April 16, 2020

Category: Faith and Spirituality