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Is Everything Bad from the Devil? What Does the Bible Say?
About six years ago, I received the kind of discipleship depicted in Matthew 23:15. In that passage, Jesus rebuked a group of hypocrites, saying: “For you travel across sea and land to make…
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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…
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Healing or Hype? Exposing Miracle Culture
Today, January 19, is my dad’s birthday. Every year, this day brings a mix of emotions—gratitude for the man he was, sadness that he’s no longer here, and a deep sense of regret…
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The Faith Movement – What It Is & Why It Matters
The Faith Movement. What is it?Perhaps you’ve heard the term before. Even if you haven’t, chances are, you’ve encountered its teachings without realizing it. The Faith Movement has deeply infiltrated modern Christianity, reshaping…
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Thanksgiving Musings
On the surface, our little Thanksgivings don’t seem like much. It’s just us—me, Mark, and the three littles. We don’t attend bigger gatherings. (Our families are far away, and we’re a bit too…
