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Christianity

Navigating The Mountain of Biblical Authority

February 24, 2016 by Sam Williamson

My daughter’s boyfriend, Matt, works in the High-Tech Performance Apparel industry. (I always thought the height of high-tech apparel was the Converse …

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Hearing God in Scripture

February 9, 2016 by Sam Williamson

When I was twelve, my parents taught me to read a chapter of Proverbs a day. Proverbs has thirty-one chapters, so the day of the month determined …

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Seeing God Through His Metaphors

December 8, 2015 by Sam Williamson

A friend once told me of a dark moment in his life, a time when he felt alone, frightened, and falling apart. He described his interior life like …

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Hearing God to See Him

November 3, 2015 by Sam Williamson

Thirty-three years ago I took a woman to a Gilbert and Sullivan play as a first date. Before the evening of our get-together, I had a collection of …

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The Self-Centeredness of Unselfishness

June 30, 2015 by Sam Williamson

[Click here for an audio version of this post: The Self-Centeredness of Unselfishness.] Our romantic 30th anniversary trip to Italy began the same …

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The Inner Captivity of We Who Are Free

June 23, 2015 by Sam Williamson

We’ve been remade through a re-birth; we’ve become new creations and given new hearts; and the walls that imprisoned us have been bulldozed. And yet . …

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Hearing God’s Guidance for Our Lives

June 3, 2015 by Sam Williamson

Let’s admit the plain  fact that most of us want to hear God’s voice for one simple reason: Guidance. We’re looking for an answer or some formula that …

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Taking Out My Trash

April 14, 2015 by Sam Williamson

Last week I discovered that my church’s rubbish vendor was taking us to the cleaners. In the last four years, their price for garbage removal …

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Why Mary Magdalene?

April 7, 2015 by Sam Williamson

Mary Magdalene is called The Apostle to the Apostles; she was the first human to see the risen Christ; Jesus ask her to preach to the apostles the …

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Shame is Nothing to be Ashamed of

March 17, 2015 by Sam Williamson

Popular, secular therapy proclaims the evils of shame. It’s wrong. Sure, shame is misused and abused, but deep-shame—deep shame alone—offers our only …

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The Self-Love Trap

March 3, 2015 by Sam Williamson

I had a high school friend who was insecure, socially awkward, and overweight. He envied the skills (and good looks) of classmates; he vilified …

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Fifty Shades of Denial

February 24, 2015 by Sam Williamson

I’m not surprised that bondage/sadomasochistic sex is practiced. I’m surprised that we are no longer embarrassed. Everyone has embarrassing …

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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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