Why Can’t We Admit Hidden Evils?
Several months ago, a woman admitted to me some secrets about her inner life. She is beginning to acknowledge her past and present sinfulness. She …
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Beliefs of the Heart invests in Intimate Theology, drawing each of us into meeting God in every area of our lives.
Why Do Our Children Leave Christianity?
Why do so many people—with incredible conversions—parent children who leave Christianity? History overflows with great saints whose offspring lose …
Enlightened Supernatural Light Switches
I liked science in high school. I really liked biology, so I took microbiology and physiology. But when I took my first physics class, I fell in love. …
Dregs of Culture
I was in a college ministry that targeted its evangelism for one purpose: to select future leaders. I’m ashamed to admit we called this process, …
Comedian Forecasters
I grew up in the city of Detroit in the 1960’s. We didn’t use phones back then like we do today. If I wanted to see my friend Mark, I didn’t call …
Counterfeit gods: Mental Bridges Falling Down
God forbids all idolatry. This prohibition is the single most repeated rule in all of Scripture; it’s the First Commandment (You shall have no other …
Exposing the Cataracts of Nonsense
I lived on a communal farm in Israel the summer of 1978. It was my first extended visit to another country. From May through August, I lived among a …
Deeper Worship
Several years ago, I joined a local business organization. Their Statement of Purpose was to help businesspeople do their job better with a kind of …
When God Seems Absent
Years ago, Denise Walters was running up her high school stairway. Near the landing, her knees suddenly felt weak and she collapsed. Within hours her …
Heaven or Hell?
My dad died April 1st, 1996, almost twenty-five years ago. His theology prohibited choosing the day of death, but if he could have chosen, it would …
Guidance from God
Last month I migrated my website to a new design and a new hosting service. On a Saturday my old laptop died, on Wednesday my old website crashed, and …
Feeling God’s Love
I’ve been talking with a young man whose spiritual life is an emotional yo-yo. One day he feels God’s love and the next day he feels nobody’s love. In …