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    • Hearing God in Conversation
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Christian Leadership

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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Counterfeit Courage

March 8, 2024 by Sam Williamson

I used to know a man who had been a colonel in the special forces. By the time I met him, he had left the army and led an international men’s …

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Disappearing Christians

February 22, 2024 by Sam Williamson

Several years ago, I witnessed a well-known, incredibly talented worship leader. His guitar strum stirred my heart, his baritone voice felt like honey …

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The Fool and His Headlines

November 1, 2023 by Sam Williamson

In ninth grade, my brother Andy’s locker partner was Kevin, the school’s drug dealer. One fall day Kevin had a bad trip on LSD. The bad trip continued …

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Clones and Drones and Spiritual Self-Worship

March 29, 2023 by Sam Williamson

I once worked with a man who had two passions: a love for model planes and a love for writing. He formed a publishing company to produce a magazine …

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The Powerful Authority of Humility

November 16, 2022 by Sam Williamson

My wife is not a fan of Tom Cruise. I see her point. It’s like his acting powers peaked in Top Gun (or maybe A Few Good Men), and all his subsequent …

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Why Won’t We Admit the Evil of Our Deeds?

November 9, 2022 by Sam Williamson

When I began Beliefs of the Heart, a friend suggested I adopt a Comment Policy. His site already had one, and I copied his policy almost word for …

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When Success Fails

June 23, 2021 by Sam Williamson

Twenty-five years ago, a client of mine became president of his company. It happened through a fluke (he was a mid-level manager), good luck, and a …

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Dregs of Culture

March 10, 2021 by Sam Williamson

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, …

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Celebrity Christians

January 6, 2021 by Sam Williamson

We live in an age of celebrity Christians: legendary best-selling authors, venerated rock stars of worship, and renowned mega church pastors. While we …

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Circumstantial Judgement

December 22, 2020 by Sam Williamson

A pastor-friend of mine once experienced a colossal succession of disappointments. His favor with his followers faltered, his once fruitful ministry …

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CEO Jesus

October 14, 2020 by Sam Williamson

Last week a friend forwarded to me a podcast in which a megachurch pastor was interviewed about his handling of COVID. The well-known pastor had made …

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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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