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Humility

Friendship

December 16, 2020 by Sam Williamson

Mark Maxam was my best friend from ages eight to eighteen. Except for three long months. Inseparable companions, we walked to school together, learned …

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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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When You Lie …

April 9, 2019 by Sam Williamson

My sister Sarah went to a small college where real professors taught the classes. Her history advisor was Professor Petrovich. He was born in …

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Bringing God Our Emptiness

August 29, 2017 by Sam Williamson

My leadership at my church feels fruitless and my last few sermons stank; in the first 34 weeks of this year, I published only 25 “weekly” articles; …

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Self-Deception

August 22, 2017 by Sam Williamson

I once visited an executive at a Christian publishing house. He wondered aloud how he should counsel an employee of his who was pregnant out of …

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Unpleasant Grace

June 14, 2017 by Sam Williamson

One evening years ago, I babysat my three sons, which meant I read a book upstairs as they wrestled each other downstairs. A shriek rang out and I …

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Who is Your Hero?

March 22, 2016 by Sam Williamson

Sometime God speaks through a careful choreography of life events: conversations, readings, observations, and even the occasional media clip. …

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It’s Time for an Execution

January 5, 2016 by Sam Williamson

When I was a teenager, family and friends used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. (Now they just ask me when I will grow up). I always …

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Hearing God in our Emptiness

December 15, 2015 by Sam Williamson

The angriest emails I’ve ever received were responses to my articles about self-love and self-esteem. And yet . . . yet I remain convinced that the …

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Squeezing Bad News from the Good News

October 27, 2015 by Sam Williamson

Last spring I attended a wedding and heard an impressive pastor preach a stirring sermon on a powerful passage called The Kenosis (or The Emptying). …

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The Death of Difference

September 3, 2014 by Sam Williamson

I’ve always loved playing devil’s advocate. Perhaps I’m just contrary (or maybe just the devil). I was delighted to discover that my differing nature …

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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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