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Wise Words

December 28, 2016 by Chris Sicks Leave a Comment

Trusting God when the miracle does not come, when the urgent prayer gets no answer, when there is only darkness—this is the kind of faith God values perhaps most of all...the kind of faith that cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken. A friend recently asked again for the handout (her copy was falling apart) from Sara's talk on Mother's Day 2015. About 400 people gathered that day, to hear Sara speak from her wheelchair about what the Lord had been teaching her through … [Continue reading...]

Is Faith Strength or Weakness?

November 2, 2016 by Chris Sicks 6 Comments

In light of Sara’s passing on October 29, 2016, I’m re-posting a few pertinent items—including this one from May 2013, four months after the cancer moved to her brain. They say: “You are so strong!” As Sara and I face another recurrence of cancer, now on her brain, we hear this comment from people who care about us. They are wrong. I don’t mean to be unkind, but I must redirect the praise and correct the misconception. Sara and I have learned how weak we (all) actually are, and that our … [Continue reading...]

How Jesus Shows Me Mercy

August 18, 2013 by Sara Sicks 1 Comment

By Sara Sicks When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, my husband was the director of mercy ministry at our church. Because of Chris’ position, one might think that his wife understood and practiced mercy ministry herself. Looking back, I think I understood mercy mostly as an idea. Yes, I had provided meals to others in their tough times. I spoke with and prayed for people going through difficult circumstances. And it's true, doing those things can communicate Christ’s love … [Continue reading...]

Give to the winds thy fears

July 16, 2013 by Chris Sicks Leave a Comment

Tomorrow, Sara and I learn from her neurosurgeon how effective her May 13 radiation treatment was. (In other words, how much damage did the radiation do to the two areas of cancer on her brain.) Waiting and wondering caused me to recall this account, written in 1871. That is long ago, but because the Subject does not change, these hopeful words remain true: A number of years ago Captain D. commanded a vessel sailing from Liverpool to New York, and on one voyage he had all his family with … [Continue reading...]