Back from the edge. (spiritual healing)(Cover Story)

From: The Other Side | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: Olson, Mark William | Copyright information

The New Testament books Matthew, Mark, and Luke include the story of Jesus reaching out to a violent and disturbed person whose village wants him banished. Jesus was able to cast out the demons. When a man is on the edge of society and sanity, he can be saved and brought back from the edge into a community of love.

I'm nearly asleep when the phone rings. In a drowsy daze, I head down the hall of our Chicago apartment toward the phone. "Hello?" I ask, as alertly as I can manage. ...

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