I don't do what I want to do. What I don't want to do I do do??? Lord, help me.
Nearly three weeks have passed since I received my second esophageal stent. This is another step in a long journey to heal my esophagus...
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David Gira
- Aug 30
- 4 min
Holding on to Hope
Hope delayed makes the heart sick; longing fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12, CEB). My swallowing problems have resumed since...
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David Gira
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Don't Worry or Be Anxious... Pray!
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And...
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David Gira
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Give God a Chance!
"Taste and see that the lord is good "(Psalm 34:8). The verse above seems perfect for my update. I’ve been eating great for a couple...
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David Gira
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Engaging Our Imagination in Prayers for Healing
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us...
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David Gira
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Health Update 6-20-23: Faith and Lament
We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground. Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love.” Psalms...
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David Gira
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Jesus Defeats the Beasts
The devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They...
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David Gira
- May 30
- 4 min
Living Within God's Boundaries and Getting a Spiritual Boost.
I have not eaten solid food in more than two months. I have been living on Boost "very high calorie" formula which delivers 530 calories...
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David Gira
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Exiled? All alone? Now, Jesus Can Reveal Something Extraordinary.
“I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was...
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David Gira
- Mar 31
- 3 min
What's The Temperature of Your Faith?
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot...
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David Gira
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Your Weakness May Be Your Greatest Strength.
Cancer may make you feel weaker than you have ever felt. But you can also discover a power and strength unlike anything you have ever...
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David Gira
- Jan 1
- 3 min
New Year. New You. New Everything.
He who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:5) Revelation, the final book of the New...
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David Gira
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Light Greater Than the Darkness
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined” (Isaiah...
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David Gira
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
Cancer, Martyrs, and Me: Embracing Cancer as a Call to Be a Christian Martyr???
Cancer may cause great suffering, pain, and even death. Thanks be to God miraculous healings do happen, and treatment and medicine...
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David Gira
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
Desiring Above All to Be Faithful In Your Cancer Journey.
The cancer patient’s primary goal is not beating cancer, being cured, being a survivor, making something good come out of something bad,...
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David Gira
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Thanking God from A to Z
Recently I went to Duke Cancer Center for my quarterly MRI and CT scan. Even after 5 years, it can cause anxiety. On this day, I...
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David Gira
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Cancer: Death Sentence or License to Live?
I want to first apologized for not having posted anything such a long time. The past few months have been incredibly busy. Summer...
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David Gira
- Apr 17, 2022
- 3 min
Easter: Exceeding Expectations
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! (Luke 24:5-6, NIV). The women who had followed Jesus to...
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David Gira
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
God knows. Even the Number of Hairs on Your Head.
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:7 Cancer patients...
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David Gira
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Praise God! Cancer Update 11-18-21
Monday’s oncology treatment went remarkably well. I experienced no adverse effects during the several hours of powerful chemo drugs...
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