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Psychology: Snake Oil for the 21st Century
You have to wonder how some people ever get to wear the robe ― and, by the same token, how a framed piece of paper on the wall inspires such confidence in people. I pondered all this recently when I … Continue reading
The Meaning of Mass Shootings
Another mass shooting in America. Many are rightly screaming, “Terrorism” and others, “Gun control!”
Posted in End Times, Uncategorized
Tagged death, deliverance, End Times, Extremism, future, God, Government, Gun Violence, heaven, Islam, Jesus, judgment, Mass Shootings, Muslims, politics, redemption, San Bernardino, Shootings, sin, Terrorism, violence
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A Thanksgiving Tale
I once ate nothing but rice for three days. It wasn’t a diet or a fast; I was broke. I had managed my money poorly during the previous weeks, and work was scarce to begin with. Finally, I got up … Continue reading
Posted in Giving, Uncategorized
Tagged charity, clothing, feed, food, generosity, giving, God, help, homeless, hungry, Jesus, kindness, love, mercy, ministry, Mother Lawrence, shelter, spiritual food
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The Crucible
As many readers are aware, I had a collision with an automobile in June (while riding my bicycle) that could easily have resulted in my death. I wrote about it here not long after it happened, before I fully realized … Continue reading
Posted in Surrender
Tagged adversity, affliction, belief, calamity, crucible, difficulties, difficulty, divine, faith, furnace, hardship, mishaps, plan, purpose, refiner's fire, refining, sovereign, surrender, testing, trust
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What is Truth? A Reader’s Challenge
A reader named Charlie wrote with his thoughts about my last post, “The Age of Slumber:” Good post. I’ve been reading an even more eloquent version of the same ideas from Timothy Keller called Reason for God.
The Age of Slumber
Nearly all of us have heard the saying, “Most people would rather hear a good lie over the truth any day.” When people hear this, they laugh and nod in agreement. Yet, though we acknowledge the human tendency to believe … Continue reading
Posted in Truth
Tagged beliefs, Darwin, Darwinism, fantasy, God, humanism, Jesus, lies, moral relativism, Nietzsche, opinions, perspectivism, postmodernism, reckoning, repentance, slumber, truth, wake
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Wheat Pennies
When I was 6 years old, I got good and mad at my mother. I don’t even remember what it was about, but I kept quiet ― either that or she was intransigent on the issue. I don’t remember, but … Continue reading
Posted in Amends
Tagged amends, anger, caring, contrition, debts, family, forgiveness, relationships, restitution, snail mail, sorrow, wheat pennies
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When Truth Hurts
This article has been building inside me for a long time. I have hesitated to write it, since it will touch directly on a subject that has been debated ad nauseum on social media for many years without any meaningful … Continue reading
Friendship with God
From God to Us Some would argue that not everyone seeks friendship from God. What about atheists? What about people who just want God to leave them alone to live their lives the way they see fit? First, I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged belief, calling, crucifixion, faith, friend, friendship, gift, giving, God, grace, heaven, identification, Jesus, love, lovesick, partner, relationship, sacrifice, sharing, suffering, trust, truth
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America’s Ghost
It was midnight — pitch black — and I was descending a steep hill on my bicycle without a light. I had been fortunate so far; there had been ample streetlights. Now, however, as I hit the sharpest incline, the … Continue reading
Posted in the kingdom of heaven
Tagged America, call to the faithful, consumerism, death, debauchery, decline, destruction, end of the age, fools gold, godlessness, growing pains, hedonism, idolatry, Kingdom of Heaven, materialism, meaning of life, narcissism, national sovereignty, nationalism, secularism, sounding of the trumpet
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