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About this Blog
When I read Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan, tears will invariably roll, freely, down my cheeks. Like so many others who have been recipients of God’s amazing grace, I recognize myself in the…
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Theft of Autonomy: When Spiritual Abuse Redefines Faithfulness
The control wasn’t loud. It was quiet. Calculated. Disguised as obedience. The system didn’t just demand action—it rewired how we thought, how we interpreted God, how we defined faithfulness. The deepest damage happened…
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We Are Dust
One of the greatest comforts I have in this life is that God’s sovereignty supersedes my will. Have you ever done something in a dream that you were convinced you could never, or…
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25 Years in Church—But I Can’t Remember Hearing the Gospel
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥? I believe it happens when pulpits are filled with men who 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥. While they may…
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Is Everything Bad from the Devil? What Does the Bible Say?
About six years ago, I received what I will call “twofold child of hell discipleship.” In Matthew 23:15, Jesus rebuked a group of hypocrites, saying: “For you travel across sea and land to…
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Does God Promise Healing? What Does the Bible Actually Say?
“It’s God’s will for EVERYONE to be healed.” That was the foundation of the entire belief system. This was news to me. After all, don’t we all know good, godly people who suffer…
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The Counterfeit Spirit: Rethinking “Holy Ghost Power”
I grew up in Pentecostalism. Apart from a brief stint as a bus kid in a Mennonite church, it was the only Christian culture I knew until my mid-thirties. We were taught from…
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Pretty Dishes and Bad Theology
I bought a handful of Pioneer Woman kitchen items on clearance this week. Honestly, I wrestled for a while before I could bring myself to do it. It was one of those weird…
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Happy Lies: The Book You Didn’t Know You Needed—Until Now
I cannot recommend this book enough. Happy Lies by Melissa Dougherty is the book of the decade—so needful for this hour. I’m so excited about it that I had to sit down and…
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The Bible: Understanding God or Validating Yourself?
I used to think deception was obvious. That false teaching came with flashing warning signs and people who knew they were frauds. But the more I’ve seen, the more I realize that counterfeit…
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Faith Gone Wrong: The Teachings That Paralyzed My Mind
“The carnal mind is at enmity with God.” That was one of the first things I was told when we started attending a new church several years ago. It was a reference to…
