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Cultural Creep

Broken Answers

October 21, 2020 by Sam Williamson

I broke my leg skiing during my senior year in high school. It was the last run of the day (apparently, when you break a leg skiing, it’s always the …

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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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Insidious Creep

September 23, 2020 by Sam Williamson

When I was in ninth grade, I attended a weekly prayer group. After a meeting one Friday evening, a young woman asked for prayer to address her extreme …

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Practicing Godless Faith

July 15, 2020 by Sam Williamson

I once met an elder who was in deep distress because of his faith. Six years ago, his small but growing church received tithes that exceeded two …

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I Refuse to Believe in a God Who …

April 29, 2020 by Sam Williamson

Years ago I had lunch with a client distraught over his wife’s recent death from cancer. He sighed, “I just can’t believe God would allow such …

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Pretty Ugly Moralism

April 22, 2020 by Sam Williamson

I went to school with a young woman who scratched little marks inside her Bible to keep score of how many people she had converted. She showed me her …

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Dishonest Faith

April 1, 2020 by Sam Williamson

Last September I shared about being diagnosed with kidney cancer. I waited more than a month before posting, mostly to avoid anyone’s pity. (Come on, …

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When Obedience Doesn’t Make Sense

December 4, 2019 by Sam Williamson

My family moved to Detroit the summer between my first and second grade. Tommy was the first friend I met. Like me, his dad was a pastor; but unlike …

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The Long Neglected Spiritual Gift

October 16, 2019 by Sam Williamson

In many Christian circles there is controversy over the use (or even the existence) of some of the spiritual gifts. But almost everyone agrees that …

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Desires of The Heart

October 3, 2019 by Sam Williamson

I’ve used my Scripture Meditation Plan for decades. It begins with a psalm of the day, and last Thursday’s was Psalm 37. It is best known for this one …

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Happy Further’s Day

August 21, 2019 by Sam Williamson

I dislike Hallmark Holidays. Yet I love to give flowers to my wife on Valentine’s day, and I like to honor my parents on Mother’s and Father’s Day …

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Don’t Believe Your Own Headlines

July 17, 2019 by Sam Williamson

In ninth grade, my brother Andy’s locker partner (the school drug supplier) had a bad trip on LSD. The bad trip continued in a small series of scary …

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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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