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Beliefs of the Heart

Whatever Happened to Confession?

February 19, 2025 by Sam Williamson

A charismatic church once asked me to review their liturgy. Oh, they didn’t use the word “liturgy,” because they claimed they had no liturgy, they …

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The Corrupting of The Christian Shepherd

February 12, 2025 by Sam Williamson

Several years ago, a friend called me to talk about an internationally known Christian leader who lived near him. During the “great recession” of …

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Embracing A Transcendent Pursuit: A Journey of Spiritual Growth

February 5, 2025 by Sam Williamson

Fifteen years ago, my friend Gary Barkalow and I shared our frustrations (at least our disenchantment) with traditional New Year’s Resolutions. We …

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Why Are We So Afraid to Admit Our Doubts?

April 24, 2024 by Sam Williamson

When a friend of mine was fired from his job because of his boss’s mistake, he said, “All is good.” The next week, when one of his kids totaled one of …

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Modern Worship, Cocaine Rushes, and Healing

February 1, 2024 by Sam Williamson

A friend of mine calls himself a “recovering charismatic.” He thinks the gifts of the Spirit are still active today, but he believes the worship …

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The Most Insidious Warfare: The War of the World

December 20, 2023 by Sam Williamson

For two thousand years, believers have prioritized the importance of “spiritual warfare” for Christian health. (Heck, I was raised Presbyterian, and …

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The Christian’s Biggest Enemy

September 13, 2023 by Sam Williamson

Ten years ago, I arrived home late Sunday night, from a retreat. I was physically and emotionally drained. But the next morning I woke up to an …

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God Doesn’t Need Our Greatness

September 14, 2022 by Sam Williamson

On my twelfth birthday, I received four birthday cards, each with a personal message. My grandfather, my parents, my oldest brother, and an elder at …

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Chasing Lovers

April 27, 2022 by Sam Williamson

During its first fifteen years, my old software company only worked with domestic clients. In the late nineties, we landed Oxford University Press (a …

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Learning to Hear God’s Voice

February 23, 2022 by Sam Williamson

Every human longs to hear the voice of God. It’s who we are, it’s in our DNA. But most believers find that prayer is too one-sided: us speaking to God …

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Imagine There’s No Heaven

December 8, 2021 by Sam Williamson

Early one spring morning in 1971, John Lennon sat at a Steinway piano in his bedroom and composed one of the most popular songs of all time. His wife, …

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Hearing God in Meditation

September 15, 2021 by Sam Williamson

“God speaks time and again—in various ways—but nobody notices” (Job 33:14). Every human on earth longs to hear God’s voice. More than mere desire, we …

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I write Beliefs of the Heart to grow our intimacy with God, to help us all examine our deepest heart-beliefs. I am an orthodox believer, meaning my theology is consistent with Christian beliefs through the centuries. In fact, I believe that our current cultural moment clouds our beliefs, so we must continually examine our current,

 fashionable beliefs–which are often unquestioned–in light of scriptural truth. I live in Brooklyn, MI, USA, with my wife. We have four grown children and an ever increasing number of grandchildren.

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