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Beliefs of the Heart

Embracing Intimate Theology

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  • About
    • About Beliefs of the Heart
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  • Articles
  • Books
    • Hearing God in Conversation
    • Is Sunday School Destroying Our Kids?
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  • Resources
    • Podcasts
    • Sermons
    • Video Blogs
  • Speaking
    • Hearing God Online Course
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Worship

Hidden Worship

January 18, 2024 by Sam Williamson

In 1930, ninety-four years ago, legendary economist John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay detailing his expectations for the upcoming standard of living …

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When Helping God is Lethal

February 9, 2022 by Sam Williamson

I have an atheist friend who hates the Bible because of the Old Testament: the violent wars, people struck dead, and idea of a fearful God. He doesn’t …

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The Impact of Intimate Theology

August 18, 2021 by Sam Williamson

A few years ago, I met with a pastor of a church near a large campus. As the university grew in prestige, it attracted thousands of international …

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Deeper Worship

February 10, 2021 by Sam Williamson

Several years ago, I joined a local business organization. Their Statement of Purpose was to help businesspeople do their job better with a kind of …

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Walking A Tightrope

June 10, 2020 by Sam Williamson

Charles Blondin was a famous pioneer of tightrope walking (which, if you care, is properly called “funambulism,” and which I take to mean the …

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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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Do We Know What We Worship?

April 16, 2019 by Sam Williamson

In 1930, legendary economist John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay about our future lifestyle in the twenty-first century. He predicted that industrial …

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I Was Ashamed of Myself

May 2, 2018 by Sam Williamson

I was small for my age. When I graduated from high school, I was 5 feet 7 inches and 120 pounds. (I added 2 inches and 25 pounds in the first two …

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Mission Idolatry

February 7, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Last summer I met with a pastor who serves a church near a large campus. As the university grew in prestige, it attracted thousands of international …

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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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