Author: Harold Peter Kuiper

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me [a]to heal the

It’s clear from Scripture that Jesus came in fulfilment of Isaiah 53: All we like sheep have gone astray; we

Healing our Picture of God. Last week I inadvertently left off the important last stanza of this powerful poem. I’m

I have paused my series, healing, to share a favorite poem. I’d like to pass on to you one of

Have you ever been sick, prayed for, and then seen an amazing recovery? (I haven’t.) Have you ever prayed for

1.  A PRAYER BY THE SEA. (For Myrna, one of my finest inspirers.) . . .For we are God’s poesis

Last night on my walk I ran into a policeman, who works in the Visayas, and comes home to his

Summer, 1976. We are touring the Philippines with my brother-and-sister-in-law. We were planning to go from Baguio to Bontoc, but

The Setting: The Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, where a party of about a dozen men

It seems that every week my wife needs to attend some wake or funeral, and very often the deceased had

In the Mark 9 passage Jesus heals a demonized boy, after first expressing irritation at the disciples’ being unable to

Do you believe in God? One can safely say that most Filipinos “believe in God.” In fact, close to 90%

Many people—some Christians, even—only attend church on Christmas and Easter, and live the rest of the year almost as if

How do you see yourself? A “really good person,” who deserves to go to heaven when you die? Or at

Is faith “blind”, like some people claim? They claim that faith is opposed to knowledge, and “unscientific”. While of course

Who were there, what was their experience? As the old spiritual sings it, “Were you there when they crucified my

Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani: My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?1 –Mark 15: 14 This is the dead

(Author’s note: this is the first in a Lenten series of poems based on some of the 7 last words

At the start of Lent, I thought some thoughts on forgiveness would be appropriate, because the heart of the season

The Bible clearly teaches that conversion—which we all need—requires prayer first of all, so that our minds can be renewed.