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Table of Contents
- The Imminent Collapse of the United States • April 6, 2023
- The Impending End of the Earth • April 15, 2020
- The Infinite Sacrifice of Christ • April 21, 2020
- The Injustice of Human Justice • January 14, 2021
- The Insidiousness of Sin – and God’s Remedy • June 3, 2020
- The Integrative Evidence-Based Approach to Finding Truth • November 5, 2019
- The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 1 • May 29, 2019
- The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 2 • June 5, 2019
- The Kingdom of Love • January 25, 2008
- The Law of Liberty and Society Today • November 17, 2020
- The Lie That Led To Penal Substitution Theology • January 10, 2019
- The Little Horn, God’s Law, and How You have been Deceived • September 4, 2011
- The Most Holy Place: A Metaphor for Our Minds • December 16, 2021
- The Never Ending Lie – You will not surely die! • August 18, 2011
- The New Jerusalem—the Bride of Christ • April 7, 2022
- The Old Testament, Modern Teaching, and the Integrative Evidenced-Based Approach • June 22, 2023
- The Plagues of Egypt and the Seven Last Plagues: They Are NOT the Same • August 15, 2024
- The Power of a Lie • December 21, 2007
- The Power of Truth to Change the Brain • May 10, 2018
- The Psychodynamics of Saul Becoming Paul • December 19, 2024
- The Purpose of Confessing Our Sins to Others • February 27, 2025
- The Question of Punishment – Part II • April 18, 2008
- The Question of Punishment – Part III • April 25, 2008
- The Question of Punishment Part I • April 11, 2008
- The Renewed Mind and the Will of God • December 8, 2022
- The Rich Young Ruler—Insights for Today • August 3, 2023
- The Sabbath & Church Duties • April 8, 2011
- The Science of Happiness • June 27, 2024
- The Secret to Happiness and Joy • May 5, 2020
- The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 1 • February 18, 2021
- The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 2 • February 25, 2021
- The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 3 • March 4, 2021
- The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 4 • March 11, 2021
- The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 5 • March 18, 2021
- The Six Powers of Satan and How to Overcome Them: Part 6 • March 25, 2021
- The Strangeness of God • September 19, 2024
- The Sweetness of Trusting in Jesus • November 24, 2022
- The Sword of God • May 17, 2008
- The Temptations of Jesus: A Lesson for Us • November 23, 2020
- The Ten Commandments of Religious Liberty: COVID and the Church’s Responsibility • March 10, 2022
- The Timing of God in Sending His Son • November 10, 2022
- The Trauma Response and the Media • January 26, 2020
- The Tree of Knowledge – Poison or Protection? • March 31, 2014
- The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: Poison or Protection? • October 26, 2020
- The Trinity: Bible Truth or Human Fiction? • November 6, 2009
- The Truth About God • November 30, 2007
- The Truth About Hell • September 2, 2021
- The Truth, A Millstone, and the Sea • June 28, 2008
- The Two Ditches: Atheism on the Left, Imperial Dictator God on the Right • November 15, 2018
- The U.S. Constitution: A Light About to be Extinguished • August 31, 2020
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Work or Handouts: How to Help Those in Need
In my 2018 blog, The Benefits of Work, I described how work benefits people in multiple ways. Today, I want to explore a different aspect of work — and the lack thereof.
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Suicide: Risk and Prevention
For the past decade, the suicide rate among teens has been increasing. Among teen boys, suicide completion has increased 33 percent over the last 10 years, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Where Is Your Citizenship?
Do you identify yourself as an American, Canadian, Australian, South African, or as some other nationality? I was raised to be a proud American—to wave the flag, to celebrate Independence Day, and to revel in the storied history of my nation.
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Critical Thinking and a Confused Society
Every day, I am amazed at how often contradictory and conflated ideas are presented that go unchallenged in our society. For instance, how a clear truth can be twisted into a lie
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Demon or Holy Spirit Possession?
As I have traveled around the world, one of the questions I am often asked is about demon possession. “What is demon possession?” and “What can I do about it?” are some of the frequent questions I receive, whether I’m in a nation known for its superstition or in a secular-dominated country.
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The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 2
The journey of life can be tough. There are many roads, not all equally healthy. In part 1 of this series we examined Walking in Ignorance, Illiteracy and Infancy. Consider the remaining paths below as you decide the way you will walk through life.
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The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 1
Filled with all its challenges, stressors, sickness, and conflicts, life can be hard. Many people come to see me in the midst of their struggles, desperately searching for a better way to live. But, as I teach them to find practical strategies that will help them cope, I have also discovered that our understanding of reality — how life works — has a direct impact on our understanding of what is happening to us and our ability to cope with the stress.
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Finding Peace when Life Is Stressful
Do you ever get stressed, worried, tense, keyed-up? In this world, we cannot avoid moments of stress because stressful events occur. When such events do occur, our bodies have an adaptive response to provide us quick energy and activate our body’s defenses (immune system) to protect us from injury or infection.
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Anger — Righteous Indignation or Selfish Retaliation?
Do you ever get angry? Recently, I was reading an article about marriage in which a Christian author was describing various indicators that might point to demonic oppression as a contributing cause to marital problems. One indicator he listed was “inappropriate anger.”
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The False Allure of Universalism
Recently, I received an email from a sincere lady who expressed her appreciation for my book The God-Shaped Brain, but was concerned that I have failed to embrace the fullness of God’s love by not promoting Universalism. She cited 1 Corinthians 13:8, that “love never fails,”
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Exegesis and the Thought Police
Have you ever received a note or email with a comment that went something like this: According to Professor Smarter-than-you of the Biblical Academic Institution, your exegesis on Bible text such and such is incorrect”?
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