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Why Did Jesus Come THEN?

April 9, 2025 by Sam Williamson

God forbids us to have anything to do with idols. His prohibition against foreign gods is the single most repeated command in all of Scripture: But we …

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Is Our Morality An Obstacle To Christianity?

October 9, 2024 by Sam Williamson

Ten years ago, a Christian friend described how he was beginning to bring the gospel to his softball team. He had just joined the local league, partly …

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When Our “Needs” Become Our Lords

July 10, 2024 by Sam Williamson

When I fly, I don’t talk with the person next to me. I sit quietly and read a book while they sit quietly and watch a video, just as God ordained …

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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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The Life of God in Us

April 3, 2024 by Sam Williamson

I once had a client whose business brilliance outshone the stars of Harvard Business School. Yet she scorched everything she touched. Relationships …

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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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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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We Are All Addicts

May 24, 2023 by Sam Williamson

Cynthia Heimel was a writer who lived in New York in the 70’s. She knew actors and artists before they became famous, while they were still bussing …

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What Do We Urgently Need Most?

May 10, 2023 by Sam Williamson

Six or seven years ago, an acquaintance of mine embezzled ten thousand dollars. He had uncovered a billing mistake in a major project, and the …

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Selling Our Soul for a Fleeting Salvation

March 1, 2023 by Sam Williamson

Last week I read a puzzling passage in Hebrews. So baffling it even felt (if I can write this without being struck dead by a bolt of lighting), it …

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These Inward Trials

November 30, 2022 by Sam Williamson

This past year was difficult for me. Nothing horrific: I lost no loved ones and received no dreadful news. But it was inwardly difficult to navigate. …

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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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