What You Need to Know About Healing: A Physical and Spiritual Guide - Softcover

I have treated tens of thousands of patients. When seriously ill, almost all of them want to reach out to God and pray for healing, yet many don't know how and even question, "Does God still heal?" With great wisdom, real life illustrations and the firm foundation of God's Word, this book answers all the questions the sick and those that love them ask. Everyone should own it. You need to read this book for your sake and for the sake of those you love. When the valleys of serious illness come you will be prepared with God's perspective on illness and healing. That has more value than any health insurance policy. David Stevens, MD, M.A. Chief Executive Officer Christian Medical & Dental Associations Harold Sala's book What You Need to Know About Healing is a reminder of what many have forgotten--that Jehovah Rapha, "The God who heals" is still healing today. Sala's book provides a strong Scriptural foundation for healing which gives hope and comfort in the time of need. I recommend it. Dr. George Wood General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God This is a book that is so greatly needed in the body of Christ, and Harold Sala is the one who needed to write it for us! Combining the compassionate heart of one who has personally and individually prayed for the healing of thousands around the world with his strengths as a teacher of the Bible, Harold gives us a book that will strengthen all who work and pray for the healing of those we love. Tom Holladay Purpose Driven Connection, P.E.A.C.E. Plan, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA In this book Harold Sala has combined faith and reason in an understandable, believable manner. Having seen suffering as well as healing, this book, like the Bible gives a clear view of reality! I know that one's faith will be increased in the great Physician after reading What You Need to Know About Healing. Dennis W. Cope, MD, FACPDr. Dennis Cope is Professor and Chair of Internal Medicine at Olive View / UCLA Medical Center.He is currently Governor of California in the American College of Physicians.He serves as Vice President of the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare. Compelling, convincing and at times convicting, What You Need to Know About Healing, is a comprehensive compilation and application of biblical truth by one of America's outstanding Christian communicators. Writing in his easy-to-read, inimitable, irenic style with perfect balance, Harold Sala has produced a reference work unparalleled in contemporary Christian literature. Drawing from a lifetime of cross-cultural ministry around the world, scholarly research, careful documentation and sound doctrine, Sala does not shrink from addressing and answering the difficult questions that frequently arise on the subject of healing. This book is destined to become a classic work on the subject and essential reading for every Christian and a vital resource for every pastor and Christian ministry leader. Dr. John RedmanPast President, Conservative Baptists of California Harold Sala's book What You Need to Know About Healing is balanced, biblical and very helpful. As a physician with experience in overseas medical missions as well as academic medicine in the USA, I have not read another book on healing that is as insightful and reasonable. The perspective on healing portrayed in this book would benefit both physician and patients as they wrestle with very deeply felt and personal issues surrounding illness. David E. Van Reken, M.D.Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Indiana School of MedicineFormerly Attending Pediatrician at ELWA and JFK Hospitals, Monrovia, Liberia What You Need to Know About Healing affirms that God ultimately does the healing. The reader is the recipient of ever increasing faith as he/she reads these miraculous Bible stories and the well-researched contemporary testimonies that Dr. Sala gives. By whatever means God chooses to heal, whether by prayer with the anointing oil; the laying on of hands by believers; with the use of medical science and surgery by doctors; with Christian counseling, etc. Dr. Sala clearly, accurately, and scripturally gives God all the glory! H. Jack Morris, DMin., LCPC, LCMFTPastor, Largo Community Church, Mitchellville, Maryland When Your Need Healing, written with heart, depth and spirituality, explains the three major ways Jesus heals. It is both inspirational and educational. I have read profusely on this subject but none has explained it in such a succinct way as has Harold Sala. This book will be an asset, encouragement and a learning tool for healthcare workers and lay people alike who are searc.hing for the truth of Jesus' miracles and his healing touch. Eithne Keegan, R.NNursing Administrator, Mission Hospital Mission Viejo, CA;International HIV/AIDS educator and Dean of The Nzoia College of Nursing Kitale Kenya. In What You Need to Know About Healing, Dr. Sala provides a thorough and biblical view of divine healing that will challenge your faith and stimulate your appreciation of our Great Physician. Grounded in Scripture and amply illustrated from church history and contemporary life, Sala's approach answers questions and objections in a practical easy-to-understand manner. This book, with its step-by-step approach and careful documentation will find a place in the pastor's library and is a must-read for anyone wrestling with physical infirmity and in need of healing." Dr. Gary BenedictPresident, The Christian and Missionary Alliance U.S. If you have enjoyed the ministry of Dr. Harold Sala, his new book What You Need to Know About Healing will truly be a blessing to you. As I traveled through this careful examination of biblical healing, I felt like I was sitting down with Dr. Sala himself. His words are both personal and powerful. One of my favorite aspects of this book is that at the end of each chapter Dr. Sala outlines exactly "what you need to know"in a way that every reader can understand. I can truly say that it ministered to me personally. I highly recommend What You Need to Know About Healing, and I am sure that every reader will walk away with fresh insights regarding the biblical view of healing. Pastor Jeff JohnsonCalvary Chapel, Downey, CA Dr. Harold Sala's What You Need to Know About Healing is a brilliantly organized presentation of scriptural accounts and inspiriting testimonies. This is a must read. Tim James, D.P.M.Foot and Ankle Surgeon This book is the most comprehensive study on healing I have ever read. Dr. Sala provides a thoroughly biblical, theological, historical and practical guide to understanding the complexity of supernatural healing and it's all deeply rooted in the character of God as our heavenly Father and Great Physician. If you have ever wondered how and why God heals today or have been confused because of the variety of opinions in regards to the role of healing, then this book is for you. May God awaken us to His miraculous activity today and may this awareness contribute to a deeper understanding and experience of the grace, mercy and abiding love of God. Ken BaughSenior Pastor, Coast Hills Community Church, Aliso Viejo, CA From the opening chapter to the concluding one, Dr. Harold J. Sala completely engages the reader in thinking seriously about Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals. This book on integrative healing stands out among all the other books of healing I have read, not only because it rigorously examines and comprehensively synthesizes insights from Scripture, Christian tradition and contemporary human experience, but it creatively puts together all these insights into a balanced theological framework of holistic healing. I was deeply blessed by reading this book. I highly recommend it to pastors, counselors, and practitioners engaged in healing ministries, and all members of the Body of Christ. Adonis Abelard O. Gorospe, Ph.D.Associate Professor on Church History, Systematic Theology and SpiritualityAcademic Dean, Asian Theological Seminary I believe that this is one of the best books ever written on healing. Sound in its biblical exposition, historical context, and examples, I'm blessed especially with the reality that God is sovereign. I highly recommend this book not just to pastors but to all sincere followers of Jesus that we may all become more acquainted with our amazing God -- our Jehovah Rapha -- our God the Healer and Savior Jesus Christ! Peter Tan-Chi, Ph.D.Founder and Senior Pastor, Christ's Commission Fellowship This is a wonderful book that places things in perspective, with regards to the sometimes extreme approaches to healing. This book serves as a guide and really opens our eyes to strike the perfect balance between extremes. Even with modern science and advancements in healthcare, this book still keeps us grounded on the fact that it is still the Almighty's ultimate will and power that heals. Lester Mike Chua, M.D.General Practitioner Well-researched, thoroughly thought through and excellently written, Harold Sala's book, What You Need to Know About Healing brings to light the reality that God still heals. It will go down in history as the book that not only builds one's faith to believe for one's healing but also the one that clarifies the issues and questions that pertain to it. Joey Bonifacio Senior Pastor, Victory Fort Bonifacio What You Need to Know About Healing is a book that points people to knowing who God is. Understanding God as Jehovah Rapha gives us the confidence to minister to and pray for the sick; and even face illness ourselves. Combining biblical stories on healing with the documented testimonies of the church fathers and inspiring biographies of men and women who experienced God's miracles, Dr. Harold J. Sala was able to present empirical evidence that the God who heals in the past is the same God that we have now. Dr. Sala then explained what that means in relation to us and provided us a specific guide on how to respond to this truth. Unless you will never get sick in this life nor know anyone who is sick, then this book is for you. Christopher M. Uy National Team LeaderPhilippine Campus Crusade for Christ Practical, sane, and engagingly written, Harold Sala's What You Need to Know about Healing teaches positive faith in the sovereign and powerful healer. It is a relief to be reminded that God can perform what is best through our sufferings, or heal us, or both, and that we can exercise full confidence in Him in every case. The book was a blessing and an encouragement to my own faith. Craig KeenerProfessor, Asbury Theological SeminaryAuthor of Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts