Life With Jesus is Better
To say that we were spoiled during our time at the NIH would be an understatement. The attentiveness to my every need, the communication between my teams and with Jodi and I was second to none. And then there was UAB. In their defense, it wasn’t all their fault. I was quite a unique patient …
Praise the Lord, my soul,and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sinsand heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pitand crowns you with love and compassion Psalm 103:2-4 I have given much thought to how to proceed in the next part of the story, and I have decided I want to …
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 As May rolled into June, Jodi and I passed another milestone. Six months. It had been six months since Jodi arranged my arrival at the NIH. …
Psalm 34 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and …
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 It has been amazing to see how God has used our story both while I was at the NIH and after. He …
This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. Ezekiel 37:5 Breathing treatments are the worst. Every night I would have two different treatments in order to open my lungs to life-giving oxygen. One was just regular albuterol, the other was a …
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 Getting my new cells was just the beginning of a one-hundred day process that …
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the …
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all of their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. Psalm 34:17-19 If you haven’t paid for the …
My memories of returning home are spotty at best. I remember arriving at the house on a cold February evening. Some dear friends, Tommy and Dylan had driven us home from the airport in Nashville. It was so good to see some familiar faces and after a month or so away it was good to …
Jeremy Powell 