Healing Oils, Healing Hands [Paperback]

Linda L. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2003

This book brings us a complete look at healing in the early Christian church. They practiced a healing ministry that included prayer, hands-on healing and anointing which has formed a foundation for healing through the ages. They didn't anoint with cooking oils, but rather, they anointed with healing aromatic oils. Nurses, ministers, and lay-healers alike will benefit from this contemporary look at Christian healing.

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About the Author

Linda L. Smith, founder and director of the Healing Touch Spiritual Ministry Program, has taught over 300 workshops nationally and internationally on healing. As a nurse-healer, teacher, mentor, and spiritual advisor, she has inspired many with her passion to restore healing and anointing to our Christian churches and ministries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Healing Touch Spiritual Ministry; 1St Edition edition (January 13, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 096773102X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967731025
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adds to enlightenment of Hands on Healing, February 21, 2005

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G. Martyn (Troy, MI) - See all my reviews
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Having been a healer for several years now, it has been pleasant to discover how well Linda Smith adds to the Judeo-Christian perspective to such basic remedies as healing touch. Her background, of course, enhances it, but her clarity and organization make this a valuable addition to a healing lib...or an intro to healing.

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too self-serving to rate more stars, November 20, 2007

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Although the book is a welcome addition to those of us that are Christian and also have healing ministries, it has a glaring deficiency. The author is obviously a distributor for Young Living essential oils- and uses this book to promote her association with them. It's a shame, really, as the content of the book without reference to this company would make it a 4 star review.

I have been an aromatherapist for over a decade, and know how much essential oils should cost. YL oils are many, many times the price of similar oils available from other companies. As a Christian, I simply cannot gouge my customers and excuse it with an explanation that the essential oils I sell are somehow 'superior' to other essential oils. In a MLM company there is significant 'overhead' to pay people up the line from you when a customer makes a purchase- and this 'overhead' is reflected in the purchase price.

The author clearly shows her lack of knowledge regarding the essential oil industry when on page 77 she states; "When you pick up a frankincense for $12, you can rest assured it is not a quality oil". Young Living's price for 15 ml (1/2 ounce) of frankincense is over $90.00 according to the pricing on their website. I pay less than that for a POUND of frankincense which has been GC/MS tested by an ISO registered company. Even after I re-package the product in a 15 ml bottle and retail it to my customers, the most I would charge for this would be $10 to $15, which is in line with what many other retailers are charging. There are MANY reputable companies selling essential oils for reasonable prices- and it doesn't mean their oils are inferior.

So anyways, the bottom line on this review is to take from the book the good information the author provides on Biblical healing. If you do that and keep in mind that her knowledge in the essential oil industry is limited, it is worth the purchase price.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HEALING OILS - HEALING HANDS, December 17, 2007

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THANK YOU, LINDA SMITH, FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK AND IN DEBTH INSTRUCTION FROM THE BIBLICAL VIEW ON THE ORIGINS OF USING OILS FOR GOOD HEALTH AND HEALING. THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HAS LOST THE MESSAGE OF PRAYER AND HEALING AND YOUR INSIGHTFUL BOOK WILL SURELY AID IN BRINGING THIS BACK TO OUR CHURCHES, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, AND TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING.