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n e w c h u r c h l i f e : j u ly / au g u s t 2 0 1 3 head of an old man, but power that healed the water; the power that stopped the Jordan river, the power to heal the sick and raise the dead, the physical embodiment of the power of God Himself in His Holy Word. Amen. Lessons: 2 Kings 2: 19-25, Matthew 12: 25-32, True Christian Religion 223 about the author The Rev. James P. Cooper was ordained in 1982 and into the second degree in 1984. He has served in Bryn Athyn, Pittsburgh, Durban, South Africa, and Washington, DC. He is pastor of the Olivet New Church in Toronto, Canada, regional pastor for Canada, and Secretary for the General Council of the Clergy. He and his wife, Karen (Jorgenson), live in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Contact: [email protected] 364